Transjugular liver biopsy in patients with liver disease
M Wolska-Krawczyk, M Krawczyk, M Katoh, F Grünhage, R Bohle, F Lammert, A Bücker · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2010 · Heft 01
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Zusammenfassung
Background: Liver biopsy (LB) is performed to obtain histological diagnosis and grading in individuals with liver diseases. The percutaneous approach represents the most common procedure yet in patients with contraindications, transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) is performed. Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of TJLB. Patients and Methods: Prospectively, we recruited 30 patients (25 with liver diseases, 5 after liver transplantation; 18 males, 12 females; age range 12–77 years, mean 54 years) admitted for TJLB between March 2008 and August 2009 to our department. We analysed the number of portal tract…
