Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy With Needle Track Plugging in Patients With Focal Liver Lesions on an Outpatient Basis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The increasing utilization of various molecular tests for diagnosing and selecting treatments for patients with malignancies has led to a rising trend in both the frequency of biopsies and the required tissue volume. We aimed to compare the safety of outpatient ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) between the coaxial method with needle track plugging (NTP) and the conventional method.

Materials and methods

This single-center, prospective, randomized controlled study was conducted from October 2022 to May 2023. Patients referred for US-guided PLB with target liver lesions measuring ≥1 cm and requiring ≥3 tissue cores were enrolled. Patients with severe coagulopathy or a substantial volume of ascites were excluded. Patients were randomly assigned to

SUBMITTER: Yoon JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11444846 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature