title: The changing place of liver biopsy in clinical practice: an audit of an Australian tertiary hospital.
abstract: Liver biopsy is an important tool in hepatology, with a role now generally limited to cases of diagnostic uncertainty. A retrospective audit performed at the Royal Melbourne Hospital aimed to identify the indications for liver biopsy and its impact on management. Ten per cent (20/195) of biopsies lacked a strong clinical indication, with hepatology involvement in only 8/20. We recommend prior hepatologist assessment to minimise unnecessary biopsies.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Varma
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Jayasekera
authors: R N
authors: RN
authors: Gibson
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Stella
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Nicoll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D054869:Clinical Audit; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005762:Gastroenterology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: indication; liver biopsy; viral hepatitis