Usefulness of needle biopsy in the diagnosis of paediatric liver disorders.

Objective: To see the usefulness of liver biopsy in the diagnosis and to document the spectrum of paediatric liver diseases.

Methods: A retrospective, cross sectional survey at Histopathology Department of Army Medical College Rawalpindi from January 2000 to December 2003. The liver biopsies were taken with Menghini needle.