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The normal adult human liver biopsy: a quantitative reference standard.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 1998
Crawford A R, Lin X Z, Crawford J M
Abstract excerpt
In assessing adult human liver histology, questions remain concerning the normal number of portal tracts and bile ducts in a liver biopsy. We therefore reviewed liver biopsies obtained with use of a percutaneous Menghini cutting needle (14G, internal diameter 1.6 mm), from 16 patients undergoing liver biopsy for screening procedures (age 49 +/- 14 years, +/-SD) and found to be normal by histological examination....
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