Percutaneous Liver Biopsy after Living Donor Liver Transplantation Resulting in Fulminant Hepatic Failure: The First Reported Case of Hepatic Compartment Syndrome

A 28-year-old female who underwent live donor liver transplantation 3 years prior presented after percutaneous liver biopsy with abdominal and shoulder pain, nausea, vomiting, and elevated liver enzymes. Computed tomography (CT) showed an intrahepatic and subcapsular hematoma. There was a progressiv...

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Main Authors: Nicholas N. Nissen, Stephen A. Geller, Andrew Klein, Steve Colquhoun, David Yamini, Tram T. Tran, Benjamin Weinberg, Julie Winn, Fred Poordad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/273578
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