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Bleeding management in computed tomography-guided liver biopsies by biopsy tract plugging with gelatin sponge slurry.
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Abstract
To evaluate the safety and impact of biopsy tract plugging with gelatin sponge slurry in percutaneous liver biopsy. 300 consecutive patients (158 females, 142 males; median age, 63 years) who underwent computed tomography-guided core biopsy of the liver in coaxial technique (16/18 Gauge) with and without biopsy tract plugging were retrospectively reviewed (January 2013 to May 2018). Complications were rated according to the common criteria for adverse events (NCI-CTCAE). The study cohort was dichotomized into a plugged (71%; n = 214) and an unplugged (29%; n = 86) biopsy tract group. Biopsy tract plugging with gelatin sponge slurry was technically successful in all cases. Major bleeding events were only observed in the unplugged group (0.7%; n = 2), whereas minor bleedings (4.3%) were observed in both groups (plugged, 3.6%, n = 11; unplugged, 0.7%, n = 2). Analysis of biopsies and adverse events showed a significant association between number of needle-passes and overall (P = 0.038; odds ratio: 1.395) as well as minor bleeding events (P = 0.020; odds ratio: 1.501). No complications associated with gelatin sponge slurry were observed. Biopsy tract plugging with gelatin sponge slurry is a technically easy and safe procedure that can prevent major bleeding events following liver biopsy.
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