Aim: To assess the quality of liver samples obtained by percutaneous liver biopsy (LB) and to determine the performance of this method for staging liver fibrosis.
Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective study on echo-assisted LB performed in our department, using 1.4- and 1.6-mm modified Menghini needles, with two liver passages; 1012 LBs performed were analyzed (41.5% men, 58.5% women, mean age of 46±12 years). Based on the ...