Endoscopy
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Case Reports
Septic shock and bacteremia associated with laparoscopic guided liver biopsy, report on two cases.
Two cases of infectious complications after liver biopsy are reported. Klebsiella pneumoniae and beta-hemolytic Streptococcus were cultured. ⋯ A 67-year-old man with hepatic fibrosis suffered from transient bacteremia and recovered uneventfully after antibiotic therapy. In these patients, there was evidence to implicate pre-existing cholangitis as factor predisposing to postbiopsy bacteremia.