Abstract
Percutaneous liver biopsy is a widely used diagnostic procedure. Severe complications accompanying its performance with Menghini's needle are rare. In one patient, a liver abscess developed one month following a diagnostic biopsy. To our knowledge, this unusual complication has not been mentioned in large series reviewing liver biopsy complications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1233-1234 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Archives of Surgery |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1980 |
Externally published | Yes |