title: Transfemoral venous liver biopsy: common problems and complications.
abstract: Liver biopsy is still most commonly done via the percutaneous route; however, increasingly, transvascular venous liver biopsy has been used in patients with bleeding disorders. Although the jugular route is now generally favoured, a transfemoral route can be a useful alternative technique when the jugular route is not available. We describe the transfemoral technique and outline a number of commonly encountered problems and complications and suggested methods of addressing them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Canada. plmunk@unixg.ubc.ca
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Munk
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Sallomi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional