"A Study of Hepatic Disease By Means Of Needle Biopsy of the Liver With" by James H. Topp
 

Date of Award

8-1949

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Medical

First Advisor

Francis D. Murphy

Second Advisor

M.C.F. Lindert

Third Advisor

John Hirschboeck

Abstract

The demand for a reasonably accurate aid in the diagnosis of diseases of the liver has long been apparent. The varied manifestations of hepatic disease, together with the fact that none of the liver function tests available at the present time is uniformly reliable or diagnostic, constitute the principle causes of difficulty in diagnosis. This is especially true when there is a minimal or moderate functional impairment. The problem is well illustrated in almost every instance of prolonged jaundice in which it is imperative to determine whether the etiology is intra or extra-hepatic in order to institute the proper therapy. Another problem frequently encountered is that of portal cirrhosis, the manifestations of which may be overlooked or are extremely difficult to evaluate, especially in early cases or in the presence of disease of the heart and/or kidneys.

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Clinical Sciences, Rockford, Illinois.

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