Angiographic abnormalities after punch-biopsy of the liver
Cremniter, D.; Chatel, A.; Bigot, J.M.; Lacombe, P.; Hélénon, C.
Journal de Radiologie d'Electrologie et de Medecine Nucleaire 59(1): 33-38
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0368-3966 PMID: 641871 Document Number: 126526
The authors report on 10 cases of complications during punch-biopsy of the liver, an arterio-portal fistula being the one most frequently encountered (8 out of 10 cases). The clinical condition improved in 9 cases out of 10. The authors stress the frequency of arterioportal fistula after punch-biopsy of the liver (60% it arteriography is carried out during the first week). They recall the benign character of these fistulae and their tendency towards spontaneous healing.