title: [Liver biopsy and indications].
abstract: Liver biopsy by needle through skin is safe, simple and valuable method for diagnostic evaluation of liver disease. Diffuse parenchymal diseases as cirrhosis, hepatitis, reactions in drugs could be diagnosed with significant accuracy. With increased usage of CT and MRI as well as ultrasound, it is possible to perform aspiration biopsy of isolated changes with thin needles. In this review, most frequent indications and contraindications for that procedure were described.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za gastroenterohepatologiju, KCU Sarajevo.
authors.forename: Nadir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lacević
authors.forename: Zora
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vukobrat-Bujedić
authors.forename: Ismet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bratović
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015641:Radiography, Interventional