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Accession number;05A0826425
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| Title;Percutaneous Liver Biopsy: Views and Practice of Gastroenterologists |
| Author;
MANN NIRMAL S.
(Univ. California, Ca, Usa)
PATEL JAY R.
(Univ. Lublin, Lublin, Pol)
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Journal Title;Int Med J
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Journal Code:L4914A
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ISSN:1341-2051
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VOL.12;NO.3;PAGE.193-194(2005)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;TBL.2, REF.10 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;Objective: By a telephone survey to find the views and practices of Digestive Disease Physicians regarding needle biopsy of liver. Methods: Telephone survey was conducted from Nov. 2003 to May 2004. One hundred and five physicians were contacted. The participation by physicians was 100%. They were asked to identify themselves as Gastroenterologists (Group I) or Hepatologists (Group II) or a combination (Group III). Results: Majority of the Luminal Gastroenterologists (72.3%) did not perform liver biopsy and referred their routine biopsies to the Radiologists. The most important reasons for not doing liver biopsy were inadequate reimbursement and fear of complications. Conclusion: A majority of luminal Gastroenterologists are not doing needle biopsy of the liver and routinely referring them to Radiologists; the implications are discussed. (author abst.) |
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