Liver biopsy: complications and risk factors

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 of Liver Biopsy

Risk Factors and Timing of Native Kidney Biopsy Complications

BACKGROUND The appropriate observation period, rate and risk factors of complications after a percutaneous renal biopsy remain debated. METHODS We retrospectively studied native kidney biopsies performed in our institution between January 2007 and July 2011. Outpatients had either an 8- (67%) or a 24-hour (33%) observation period. RESULTS 312 biopsies were reviewed (287 patients), 51% of pa...

Herpes zoster after liver transplantation: incidence, risk factors, and complications.

Herpes zoster is the consequence of the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster infection. Immunosuppression may be a predisposing factor for herpes zoster. We have retrospectively assessed the risk of herpes zoster, the risk factors for its occurrence, and its evolution in a population of 209 consecutive liver transplant recipients. Herpes zoster developed in 25 (12%) of patients. One-, 3-, 5-...

Liver Biopsy by Needle

  در نمونه برداری سوزنی کبد یا آسپیراسیون کبد، توسط سوزن نمونه برداری می توان نمونه ای از بافت کبدی را جهت تشخیص اکثر اختلالات کبدی، اثبات وجود سرطان کبد، یا ارزیابی اثرات داروهای آسیب رساننده به کبد تهیه کرد. همچنین با انجام نمونه برداری های مکرر روند پیشرفت و پاسخ بیماران به درمان بیماری های کبدی مزمنی چون هپاتیت فعال را می توان مشخص نمود.