Is liver biopsy needed in children with chronic hepatitis?

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 1998 Apr-Jun;61(2):214-6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / pathology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic / pathology*
  • Hepatitis B, Chronic / therapy
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / pathology*
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / therapy
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • Sensitivity and Specificity