Transjugular Biopsy Results in the Transplanted Liver: Comparison of Two Surgical Hepatic Venous Anastomotic Configurations in 269 Consecutive Biopsies over a 14-year Period

• Published in: Journal of vascular and interventional radiology Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 508 - 514
• Main Authors: Miller, Michael J., MD, Smith, Tony P., MD, Kuo, Paul C., MD, MBA, Hirasaki, Kenneth K., MD, Suhocki, Paul V., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anastomosis, Surgical - methods; Anastomosis, Surgical - statistics & numerical data; Biopsy, Needle - methods; Biopsy, Needle - statistics & numerical data; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Hepatic Veins - surgery; Humans; Infant; Liver Transplantation - methods; Liver Transplantation - pathology; Liver Transplantation - statistics & numerical data; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; North Carolina - epidemiology; Prevalence; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; North Carolina; inferior vena cava; IVC

Purpose To compare the results of transjugular liver biopsy in patients who have undergone liver transplantation via an inline versus a “piggyback” hepatic venous surgical anastomosis. Materials and Methods From October 1994 to July 2008 (165 months), 269 consecutive transjugular liver biopsy proced...