title: A comparison of the accuracy of peritoneoscopy and liver biopsy in the diagnosis of cirrhosis.
abstract: The accuracy of peritoneoscopy and liver biopsy in the diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis was compared in 473 consecutive patients submitted to both procedures. One hundred and fifty-two of them had cirrhosis diagnosed by one or both methods. There was 73% agreement between the two procedures. ;Apparent' false-negative results were 17.7% for peritoneoscopy and 9.3% for liver biopsy. The incidence of false-negative results in the diagnosis of cirrhosis can be reduced by combining both procedures.
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D001706:Biopsy / Q000592:standards*; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013911:Thorium Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D013911:Thorium Dioxide