Post-biopsy liver cyst: a rare complication of liver biopsy

U Poddar; Y Chawla; J B Dilawari; R N Kataria; A Behera; S U Suri

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01797.x

Post-biopsy liver cyst: a rare complication of liver biopsy

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1999 Jan;14(1):97-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01797.x.

Authors

U Poddar¹, Y Chawla, J B Dilawari, R N Kataria, A Behera, S U Suri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hepatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 10029285
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1999.01797.x

Abstract

Liver biopsy rarely leads to complications in a non-cirrhotic liver. We describe here a case of a biliary cyst of the liver that developed after a liver biopsy. It was successfully treated with surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy, Needle / adverse effects*
Cysts / diagnostic imaging
Cysts / etiology*
Humans
Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Liver Diseases / etiology*
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography