title: [Analysis of liver biopsy experience in a regional hospital].
abstract: Hepatic biopsy is a safe procedure. Its findings contribute to precise diagnoses and in selecting or modifying the treatment of some patients with liver diseases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze indications, findings and complications of hepatic biopsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of patients with hepatic disease in which a hepatic biopsy was obtained. Information pertaining to clinical characteristics, biopsy indications and its results were collected. All tissue samples were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, Masson and Perl. The analysis was performed by descriptive statistics, chi 2 test and the Fisher exact test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 54.6% were women and 45.4% were men. In 361 patients the major diagnoses were: Hepatic cirrhosis 19.1%, hepatic metastases 16.3%, chronic hepatitis 11.6%, alcoholic hepatitis 11.1% and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis 9.7%. In 66.2% of the biopsies were preformed meanwhile patients were in the Hospital. The procedure was ultrasound-assisted in 76%. There were major complications in 1.4%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The hepatic disease is more common in the woman and the pathologic results show that the etiology of liver diseases in our hospital are similar to reports of third level hospitals in Mexico, its major complications were fewer.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. unigase@gauss.logicnet.com.mx
authors.forename: Heriberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Hernández
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lara Miranda
authors.forename: Martha Verónica
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rangel Martínez
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González Luis
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Sánchez Anguiano
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martínez Aguilar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Análisis de la experiencia en biopsia hepática en un hospital regional.