TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound-guided fine needle cutting biopsy for the characterization of diffuse liver diseases in bone marrow transplant patients
AU - Picardi, M.
AU - De Rosa, G.
AU - Muretto, P.
AU - Pezzullo, L.
AU - Raiola, A.
AU - Rotoli, B.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Liver disease is a frequent complication in bone marrow transplant recipients and may occur early or late in the post-transplant period. Using ultrasound-guided fine needle (1.2 mm, 18 G) cutting biopsy, we studied six patients with undefined late post-BMT liver disease. No procedure-related complications occurred and all liver biopsies were informative, leading to changes in therapeutic approach. In our small series, the most frequent cause of hepatic damage was drug toxicity. US-guided fine needle cutting biopsy is a useful and easy tool for the work-up of unexplained post-BMT liver disease.
AB - Liver disease is a frequent complication in bone marrow transplant recipients and may occur early or late in the post-transplant period. Using ultrasound-guided fine needle (1.2 mm, 18 G) cutting biopsy, we studied six patients with undefined late post-BMT liver disease. No procedure-related complications occurred and all liver biopsies were informative, leading to changes in therapeutic approach. In our small series, the most frequent cause of hepatic damage was drug toxicity. US-guided fine needle cutting biopsy is a useful and easy tool for the work-up of unexplained post-BMT liver disease.
KW - Bone marrow transplantation
KW - Hepatic dysfunction
KW - Ultrasound-guided biopsy
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9758345
AN - SCOPUS:0031666831
SN - 0268-3369
VL - 22
SP - 571
EP - 573
JO - Bone Marrow Transplantation
JF - Bone Marrow Transplantation
IS - 6
ER -