title: [Needle biopsy of the liver in an internal medicine department].
abstract: The authors presents 1 129 liver biopsies done during 7 years in a service of general medicine. Three accidents has been encountered representing a 0,17% mortality. Histologically, 50% of patients presented alterations due to ethylism, 25% presented a normal liver picture, which can be a diagnosis argument; 20% presented various lesions, of which tuberculosis is predominant, as well as acute, parasitary or hematological livers. Only 5% of the histological pictures are ininterpretable. The liver biopsy done very early in the evolution of a disease is sometimes a diagnosis argument which superior to others, allowing the rapid installation of the necessary treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D013997:Time Factors; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: La ponction-biopsie du foie dans un service de médecine interne.