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Medical Author:

David C. Wolf, M.D., FACP, FACG, AGAF

Medical Editor:

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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liver biopsy, percutaneous liver biopsy, cirrhosis, biliary cirrhosis, fatty liver disease, hemochromatosis, hepatomegaly, liver enlargement, liver cancer, liver tumors, complications of liver biopsy, liver transplant

Author: David C. Wolf, M.D., FACP, FACG, AGAF; Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Medical College, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Westchester Medical Center

Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD

REFERENCE: uptodate.com. Liver Biopsy: Beyond the Basics.

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