Transcatheter embolization of liver capsule perforation during transvenous liver biopsy.
Fatal hemoperitoneum due to liver capsule perforation has been reported after transvenous liver biopsy. We report 2 cases of prophylactic embolization of such capsular gap. We propose the following techniques for embolization: detection of liver capsule puncture if the liver biopsy is difficult to perform because the liver is small or moves in ascites; and therapeutic embolization of detected capsular gap.
D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged