Routine follow-up transjugular liver biopsy in Fontan patients: technical considerations and safety of an initial case series and literature review

Routine follow-up transjugular liver biopsy in Fontan patients: technical considerations and safety of an initial case series and literature review

IntroductionPatients with Fontan palliation are susceptible to congestive hepatopathy and Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) because of hemodynamic changes. The staging of liver fibrosis involves various methods, including invasive biopsy. Transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) offers a less invasive...

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Main Authors: Guido Mandilaras, Zora Meyer, Richard Mühlberg, Annabell Braun, Nikolaus A. Haas, Andre Jakob, Robert Dalla Pozza, Moritz Wildgruber, Marcus Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Fontan-associated liver disease
FALD
transjugular liver biopsy
congenital heart disease
pediatric cardiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1204545/full

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