Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins

In the performance of a transvascular liver biopsy, the Trucut-type transjugular liver biopsy set is advance over a multipurpose catheter place in the suprahepatic vein. Occasionally there is a sharp bend between the suprahepatic veins and the inferior vein cava and the multipurpose catheter does no...

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Main Authors:	Andrés de Hoyos, Ma Lilia Loredo, Marco A. Martínez, Manuel R. Gil
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2004-04-01
Series:	Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:	Stiff guidewire transjugular liver biopsy trucut-type needle
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811932112X

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spelling	doaj-aa29243458794ec59ac832b17e7858942021-06-08T04:36:43ZengElsevierAnnals of Hepatology1665-26812004-04-01327273Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veinsAndrés de Hoyos0Ma Lilia Loredo1Marco A. Martínez2Manuel R. Gil3From the Department of Gastroenterology; Address for correspondence:PathologyHemodynamics. Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia “Ignacio Chavez”, Mexico, CityHemodynamics. Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia “Ignacio Chavez”, Mexico, CityIn the performance of a transvascular liver biopsy, the Trucut-type transjugular liver biopsy set is advance over a multipurpose catheter place in the suprahepatic vein. Occasionally there is a sharp bend between the suprahepatic veins and the inferior vein cava and the multipurpose catheter does not provide sufficient support to track the biopsy access set. To deal with this problem we describe the use of a stiff guidewire for an easy introduction of the biopsy set.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811932112XStiff guidewiretransjugular liver biopsytrucut-type needle
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spellingShingle	Andrés de Hoyos Ma Lilia Loredo Marco A. Martínez Manuel R. Gil Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins Annals of Hepatology Stiff guidewire transjugular liver biopsy trucut-type needle
author_facet	Andrés de Hoyos Ma Lilia Loredo Marco A. Martínez Manuel R. Gil
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title	Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins
title_short	Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins
title_full	Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins
title_fullStr	Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins
title_full_unstemmed	Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins
title_sort	use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins
publisher	Elsevier
series	Annals of Hepatology
issn	1665-2681
publishDate	2004-04-01
description	In the performance of a transvascular liver biopsy, the Trucut-type transjugular liver biopsy set is advance over a multipurpose catheter place in the suprahepatic vein. Occasionally there is a sharp bend between the suprahepatic veins and the inferior vein cava and the multipurpose catheter does not provide sufficient support to track the biopsy access set. To deal with this problem we describe the use of a stiff guidewire for an easy introduction of the biopsy set.
topic	Stiff guidewire transjugular liver biopsy trucut-type needle
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811932112X
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Use of a stiff guidewire in transjugular liver biopsy in patients with a pronounced angle of the suprahepatic veins

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