Do the needle type and the operator experience influence liver biopsy specimen quality?

• Sporea Ioan,
• Popescu Alina,
• Focşa Mircea,
• Becheanu Gabriel,
• Şirli Roxana,
• Cornianu Maria,
• Gheorghe Liana,
• Prelipcean Cristina,
• Mihai Cătălina,
• Rogoveanu Ion,
• Săndulescu Larisa

Affiliations

Sporea Ioan

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Victor Babeş” Timişoara, 300482, Timişoara, Romania

Popescu Alina

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Victor Babeş” Timişoara, 300482, Timişoara, Romania

Focşa Mircea

Department of Medical Informatics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Victor Babeş” Timişoara, 300482, Timişoara, Romania

Becheanu Gabriel

Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328, Bucharest, Romania

Şirli Roxana

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Victor Babeş” Timişoara, 300482, Timişoara, Romania

Cornianu Maria

Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Victor Babeş” Timişoara, 300482, Timişoara, Romania

Gheorghe Liana

Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328, Bucharest, Romania

Prelipcean Cristina

Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine Iaşi, 700115, Iaşi, Romania

Mihai Cătălina

Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine Iaşi, 700115, Iaşi, Romania

Rogoveanu Ion

I Medical Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, 200349, Craiova, Romania

Săndulescu Larisa

I Medical Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, 200349, Craiova, Romania