https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/bms-345541.ht
Transjugular liver biopsy (TJL is widely used in adults when percutaneous liver biopsy (PL is contraindicated. The authors evaluated the safety, efficacy and utility of TJLB in pediatric patients with contraindications to PLB. Twenty-three children and adolescents (13 male) underwent 24 (one patient had two separate biopsies) consecutive biopsies (TJL under general anaesthesia (18) or intravenous sedation (6). PLB was contraindicated because of elevated prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR) (˃ 15.5/1.5) in
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