Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 947014, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/947014
Research Article

Clinical Relevance of Transjugular Liver Biopsy in Comparison with Percutaneous and Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy

Max G. Beckmann,1 Matthias J. Bahr,2 Johannes Hadem,1 Martin Bredt,3 Heiner Wedemeyer,1 Andrea S. Schneider,1 Stefan Kubicka,1 Michael P. Manns,1 Christian P. Strassburg,1 and Jochen Wedemeyer1,4

1Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Medical School Hannover, Carl Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
2Department of Gastroenterology, Sana clinic Lübeck, Kronsorder Allee 17-73, 23560 Lübeck, Germany
3Department of Pathology, Medical School Hannover, Carl Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
4Integrated Research and Treatment Center-Transplantation (IFB-Tx), Medical School Hannover, Carl Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany

Received 16 March 2009; Revised 17 July 2009; Accepted 2 September 2009

Academic Editor: Bob Grover

Copyright © 2009 Max G. Beckmann et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite this Article

Max G. Beckmann, Matthias J. Bahr, Johannes Hadem, et al., “Clinical Relevance of Transjugular Liver Biopsy in Comparison with Percutaneous and Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy,” Gastroenterology Research and Practice, vol. 2009, Article ID 947014, 7 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/947014