FATAL BILE EMBOLISM FOLLOWING LIVER BIOPSY
Authors: C Y BROWN, G C WALSH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 June 1952FATAL BILE EMBOLISM FOLLOWING LIVER BIOPSYC. Y. BROWN, M.D., G. C. WALSH, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)C. Y. BROWN, M.D., G. C. WALSH, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-6-1529 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince Iversen and Roholm first popularized liver aspiration biopsy as a method of study and diagnosis of hepatic disease, refinements in the technic and the recognition of contraindications have made this a relatively safe procedure. Terry1has recently reviewed the literature on liver aspiration biopsy back to 1939. He found that the mortality rate was 0.28 per cent in 2,469 cases. There have been, however, at least four large series2(over 150 cases each) without serious incident. The most frequent complications reported have been (1) hemorrhage, (2) perforation of a neighboring viscus, including the gall-bladder, (3) bile peritonitis, (4) infection,...Bibliography1. Terry R: Needle biopsy of liver, Brit. M. J. 1: 657, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Sherlock S: Aspiration liver biopsy, Lancet 2: 397, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Lendrum AC: Fixation of tissues from cases of malaria, Brit. M. J. 2: 44, 1944. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Vancouver, B. C.*Received for publication November 3, 1950.From the Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, B. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBile pulmonary embolism-related sudden death following an abdominal firearm injury: An autopsy case report and review of literatureDelayed bilhemia complicating percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: Successful treatment with primary coil embolizationUnusual Presentations of GallstonesUnusual Complications of GallstonesThe Last Page Answer to question from issue 53(2): Pulmonary bile embolismIntrahepatic trifistula causing bilhemia and hemobilia resulting from transjugular liver biopsy in the setting of biliary tract obstruction (with video)Hemobilia and BilhemiaFatal air and bile embolism after percutaneous liver biopsy and ERCPFatal bilhemiaBiliary Venous Fistula: An Unusual Complication of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the LiverFatal Bile Pulmonary Embolism following Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiodrainage: Case Report and Literature ReviewAcute biliary-vascular fistula following needle aspiration of the liverAnmerkungen zur Embolie als vitale ReaktionDie LeberSepticemia as a Complication of Percutaneous Liver BiopsyNeedle Biopsy of the LiverCholangitis und cholangitische HepatopathienNeedle Biopsy of the LiverNeedle biopsy of the liver. A diagnostic aid in the treatment of cancerNeedle Biopsy of the Liver 1 June 1952Volume 36, Issue 6Page: 1529-1533KeywordsBileBiopsyDeath ratesHemorrhageHospital medicineLiverLiver diseasesPeritonitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...