Fatal hemobilia resulting from an iatrogenic arteriobiliary fistula as a rare complication of transjugular liver biopsy

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-86

  Gurakuqi, Gerald C ^a   Stadlbauer, Vanessa ^a   Portugaller, Horst R ^a   Högenauer, Christoph ^a   Trauner, Michael ^a   Stauber, Rudolf E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acute on chronic liver failure; Coagulopathy; Hematemesis; Liver cirrhosis; Transarterial embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOBILIARY FISTULA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FISTULA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEMATEMESIS; HEMOBILIA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VATER PAPILLA;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; BILIARY FISTULA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMOBILIA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 37349061976     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282748f32     Document Type: Article

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