CHAPTER 17 Electron Microscopy and Other Techniques Introduction This chapter will focus primarily on the role of transmission electron microscopy in the assessment of liver ultrastructure and disease. It also…
CHAPTER 8 Drugs and Toxins Introduction This chapter deals with the pathology of the important liver lesions attributed to drugs and toxins, with their recognition, and with their differential diagnosis….
CHAPTER 3 The Normal Liver Structures and components Functional units and nomenclature Under the low power of the light microscope, normal liver is seen to have a regular structure based…
CHAPTER 4 Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Pathological Features Initial examination and reporting Naked-eye examination and description of biopsy specimens Although naked-eye examination and description are of limited diagnostic value,…
CHAPTER 1 General Principles of Biopsy Assessment Introduction Liver biopsy is one of many diagnostic tools used in the evaluation and management of patients with liver disease. It continues to…
CHAPTER 2 Laboratory Techniques Processing of the specimen As soon as a needle biopsy specimen is obtained from the patient it should be expelled gently into fixative or onto a…
Failure of autogenous vein maturation Thrombosis Inadequate arterial inflow Impaired venous outflow Infection Hematoma, seroma, lymphocele Pseudoaneurysms Arterial steal (hand ischemia) Venous hypertension (limb swelling) High-output cardiac failure Duplex Ultrasound…
Fig. 19.1 Needle gauge size for a hemodialysis treatment range from 17-gauge needles for slower blood flow rates (250 mL/min) and initiating dialysis with a new arteriovenous fistula, up to…
(1) Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA (2) Humacyte Incorporated, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA (3) Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical…
History assessment Relevance Dominant arm Use of nondominant arm is preferred to minimize negative impact on quality of life History of previous central venous catheter Associated with central venous stenosis…
