Liver biopsy and related techniques in pathological diagnosis
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2018.11.006
- VernacularTitle:《2018年美国肝病学会原发性胆汁性胆管炎实践指导》摘译
- Author:
Dongbo WU
1
;
Enqiang CHEN
;
Lang BAI
Author Information
1. Center for Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
liver diseases;
biopsy;
pathology;
diagnosis
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2018;34(11):2295-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Liver pathological examination plays an important role in guiding clinical treatment and evaluating disease prognosis, especially in the diagnosis of difficult liver diseases. The application of liver biopsy and proper pathological techniques helps pathologists to observe the morphological changes of the liver and thus provides a reference for disease diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and clarification of etiology. This article introduces the commonly used techniques for liver biopsy, in order to improve the understanding of liver pathological changes among clinicians, strengthen the association between clinical practice and pathology, and provide help to the diagnosis of liver diseases, especially difficult liver diseases.