Endoscopic Ultrasound vs Percutaneous Route for Liver Biopsy

Liver biopsy (LB) is essential for the diagnosis and evaluation of a variety of hepatic conditions, such as grading/staging of chronic liver disease secondary to alcohol, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, viral hepatitis, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, cholestatic liver disease, as well as in elucidating the etiology of elevation in liver tests.