Liver biopsy in a tuberculosis hospital.
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Histologic examination of liver tissue obtained by needle biopsy has vastly improved knowledge of hepatic diseases and of systemic diseases with hepatic involvement. In addition, liver biopsy has become a valuable tool in solving difficult clinical diagnostic problems. Diagnosis of tuberculosis has been established by means of liver biopsy on numerous occasions.’4 The extent of hepatic involvement in pulmonary tuberculosis has been studied from post mortem material5 and recently from specimens obtained by needle biopsy.#{176}To determine the value of liver biopsy in a tuberculosis hospital the results of biopsies on 128 patients were reviewed. Materials and Methods
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Diseases of the chest
دوره 29 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1956