Transjugular liver biopsy in patients with hematologic malignancy and severe thrombocytopenia

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-327

  Wallace, Michael J ^a   Narvios, Aida ^a   Lichtiger, Benjamin ^a   Ahrar, Kamran ^a   Morello Jr , Frank A ^a   Gupta, Sanjay ^a   Madoff, David C ^a   Hicks, Marshall E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Unit 325 ^*

Author keywords

Liver, biopsy; Platelets

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRANSJUGULAR LIVER BIOPSY;

EID: 0344406193     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000058413.01661.b9     Document Type: Article

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