Hemobilia Post Liver Biopsy: Mechanism, Presentation, Complications and Management

Complications of Liver Biopsy

Complications of Liver Biopsy - Risk Factors, Management and Recommendations

The role of liver biopsy (LB), the traditional gold standard for assessing liver disease, continues to evolve1-4. Fewer biopsies are being done for diagnosis as noninvasive tests such as new imaging techniques and accurate serological tests can now be done instead in many cases2-4. Most biopsies are currently performed for parenchymal disease not to make specific diagnosis but to assess the liv...

[Complications after conservative management of blunt liver trauma: Biliary fistula, hemobilia and biloma].

Fabio Vergara Suárez*, Rafael López Andú jar, Eva Montalvá Orón, Carolina Ramı́rez Ribelles, Judith Pérez Rojas Unidad de Cirugı́a Hepatobiliopancreática y Trasplante, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain Servicio de Anatomı́a Patológica, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Vale...

Hemobilia post laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A high index of suspicion and early identification and therapy are important points needed to prevent rupture. We report a case of complex biliary and vascular injuries 4 weeks after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient had recurrent bleeding from a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm that has been treated su...

Hemobilia and Melena After Liver Biopsy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Liver biopsy is the gold standard for assessment of hepatic fibrosis although it is associated with many complications. We reported a 28-year-old chronic HCV patient who developed gall bladder hematoma with hemobilia and melena after liver biopsy. The hematoma resolved with conservative management.