One or two liver biopsies during laparoscopy?
Picciotto, A.; Ciravegna, G.; Lapertosa, G.; Celle, G.
Hepato-Gastroenterology 30(5): 192-193
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0172-6390 PMID: 6227544 Document Number: 213031
"Laparobiopsies" were taken from the right and left liver lobe of 57 patients. Despite some minor discrepancies, the histologic diagnoses "overlapped" in most cases. Moreover, a highly significant correlation was detected between the scores of histologic parameters (inflammation, fibrosis, necrosis and steatosis) evaluated in the two series of biopsies.