Arterioportal fistula following liver biopsy
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Arterioportal fistula following liver biopsy. Three cases occurring in liver transplant recipients.
Although liver biopsy is a very useful procedure used frequently in the diagnosis and management of liver dysfunction occurring after orthotopic liver transplantation, complications can occur with its use. An unusual complication of arterioportal fistula is reported here. Based upon this small series of an unusual event and the knowledge that the posttransplant liver may be more hypervascular t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Digestive Diseases and Sciences
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0163-2116,1573-2568
DOI: 10.1007/bf02064196