title: [Fatal incident after diagnostic hepatic needle biopsy (author's transl)].
abstract: Included among the complications after hepatic puncture are, expecially intraabdominal haemorrhages. This report concerns a 22-year old woman with a delayed haemorrhage, which culminated in death 5 days after a hepatic needle biopsy. The arguments for and against the necessity of this surgical procedure and the legal responsibility are discussed with the pertinent literature references.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Tödlicher Zwischenfall nach Leberpunktion.