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. 2004 Dec;21(4):271-4.
doi: 10.1055/s-2004-861561.

Liver biopsy in liver transplant recipients

Thuong G Van Ha  1
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Liver biopsy in liver transplant recipients

Thuong G Van Ha. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

Liver biopsy has been used in the assessment of the nature and course of liver diseases and to monitor treatments. In nontransplanted patients, liver biopsies have been well described. Less has been written on the biopsies of transplanted livers. In the liver transplant population, liver biopsy remains the "gold standard" for the diagnosis of rejection. The transplanted liver has additional considerations that can make biopsy less routine and more challenging.

Keywords: Liver biopsy; liver transplant; percutaneous liver biopsy; transjugular liver biopsy.

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