Routine follow-up transjugular liver biopsy in Fontan patients: technical considerations and safety of an initial case series and literature review

• Main Authors: Guido Mandilaras (Author), Zora Meyer (Author), Richard Mühlberg (Author), Annabell Braun (Author), Nikolaus A. Haas (Author), Andre Jakob (Author), Robert Dalla Pozza (Author), Moritz Wildgruber (Author), Marcus Fischer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionPatients with Fontan palliation are susceptible to congestive hepatopathy and Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) because of hemodynamic changes. The staging of liver fibrosis involves various methods, including invasive biopsy. Transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB) offers a less invasive...