[Ultrasound-guided biopsy of focal liver lesions]

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 May;140(11):820-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-102520. Epub 2015 May 28.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The ultrasound-guided liver biopsy is an important tool to obtain histological samples of suspicious lesions. The technique is effective and complications are rare. After the procedure a standardized monitoring of the patient is necessary. We describe the procedure and the post-interventional monitoring of a liver biopsy step by step.

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle / methods
  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy / methods*
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver / pathology*
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Diseases / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography