[Arteriovenous fistulae following liver puncture biopsy].
5 cases of arterio-venous fistula secondary to needle biopsy of the liver are reported. In 4 cases the lesion was a chance radiologic finding during arteriography and did not require a surgical procedure. In two cases spontaneous closure of the fistula was demonstrated by a second arteriography. Only in the fifth case did development of portal hypertension require a surgical procedure, ligature of the right hepatic artery being performed.
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply*
Les fistules artério-veineuses après ponction-biopsie du foie.