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. 2018 Jul-Aug;7(4):236-239.
doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_33_18.

Role of EUS-guided liver biopsy in benign parenchymal disease (with video)

Jason Y Huang  1
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Role of EUS-guided liver biopsy in benign parenchymal disease (with video)

Jason Y Huang. Endosc Ultrasound. 2018 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) FNA into the left lobe of liver, care is taken to avoid all ductal structures. (b) Doppler signal within the needle tract therefore the needle is yet to be withdrawn from the liver parenchyma
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) True-cut biopsy needle. (b) Standard straight needle. (c) Core histology needle with reverse bevel. (d) Shark core
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Severe fragmentation of liver cores (purple) in a background of blood clots (red). (b) Intact cores with minimal fragmentation
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Comment on

  • Endo-hepatology: A new paradigm.
    Samarasena J, Chang KJ. Samarasena J, et al. Endosc Ultrasound. 2018 Jul-Aug;7(4):219-222. doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_30_18. Endosc Ultrasound. 2018. PMID: 30117482 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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