Book Abstract
Liver Biopsy: Principles, Practice, and Pathological Insights is an authoritative, clinically oriented resource that guides readers from procedural logistics through nuanced microscopic evaluation to diagnostic and therapeutic implications. It remains essential for pathologists, hepatologists, and gastroenterologists seeking to maximize the diagnostic value of liver biopsy in modern clinical practice.
Liver biopsy continues to serve as the gold standard for diagnosing, staging, and guiding management across a broad spectrum of hepatic diseases?from metabolic and infectious disorders to neoplasia and transplant pathology. Liver Biopsy: Principles, Practice, and Pathological Insights combines procedural fundamentals with clinicopathologic correlation and modern diagnostic tools, offering a comprehensive yet user-friendly guide for both trainees and practicing clinicians.
The book begins with procedural essentials: indications, contraindications, and comparative approaches?percutaneous (with US/CT guidance), transjugular, laparoscopic, and endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy?focusing on ensuring adequate sampling (??10?12 portal tracts in ~20?mm cores) and safe tissue handling for light microscopy, immunohistochemistry, special stains and genetic testing.
