The value of early transjugular liver biopsy after liver transplantation

Transplantation
D AzoulayH Bismuth

Abstract

Conventional percutaneous liver biopsy in the early postoperative period, within 30 days, following liver transplantation may be impossible due to coagulopathy and/or ascites. The use of transjugular liver graft biopsy (TJLB) in this setting is an attractive alternative in that a tissue diagnosis can be obtained despite the relative contraindications for percutaneous biopsy during this period. During the early posttransplant period, 124 TJLBs were performed in 105 liver patients, the majority (89%) of whom had standard liver transplantation without preservation of the native inferior vena cava; the others (11%) had the native inferior vena cava intact. The technical success rate was 87%, with adequate specimen for definitive diagnosis in most instances (86%), which included both rejection (61%) and nonrejection (39%) diagnoses on final histopathology. The biopsy diagnosis influenced clinical management in the majority of cases (65%), with decisions made to perform retransplantation (3%), to influence initiation of antirejection therapy (59%), and to institute antiviral therapy (3%). There was no morbidity or mortality associated with TJLB and it is feasible, safe, and effective in the early period after liver transplantation.

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