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Estudio prospectivo sobre la utilidad de la ecograf铆a de control tras la realizaci贸n de pruebas invasivas hep谩ticas: biopsia hep谩tica y punci贸n aspiraci贸n con aguja fina (PAAF) A prospective study about the usefulness of ultrasonographic monitoring after invasive liver procedures: liver biopsy and fine-needle aspiration (FNA)
Objetivo: establecer si es necesario realizar una ecograf铆a de control a todos los pacientes sometidos a una biopsia hep谩tica o una punci贸n aspiraci贸n con aguja fina, para detectar posibles complicaciones con o sin repercusi贸n cl铆nica. Material y m茅todos: tras la realizaci贸n de una biopsia hep谩tica o una punci贸n aspiraci贸n con aguja fina seg煤n el protocolo habitual, se mantiene al paciente en observaci贸n durante 24 horas, realiz谩ndose en ese momento una ecograf铆a a todos los pacientes aunque no presenten datos cl铆nicos de complicaci贸n. Resultados: se llevaron a cabo 298 biopsias hep谩ticas y 98 punciones mediante aguja fina. Presentaron complicaciones un total de 37 pacientes (9,34%), de las cuales 36 (9,09%) fueron complicaciones menores en forma de dolor, s铆ncope vasovagal o hemorragia leve y 1 (0,25%) complicaci贸n mayor en forma de hemorragia grave. De las 396 exploraciones tan s贸lo uno de los casos present贸 una complicaci贸n detectada en la ecograf铆a (hematoma intraparenquimatoso) encontr谩ndose asintom谩tico. Conclusiones: la baja incidencia de complicaciones, que cursan de forma asintom谩tica, y la buena evoluci贸n de las mismas hacen poco rentable la realizaci贸n de ecograf铆a de control tras la realizaci贸n de dichas t茅cnicas diagn贸sticas, siendo necesaria tan s贸lo en el caso de sospecha cl铆nica de complicaci贸n.<br>Objective: to determine the need to perform ultrasound scans to all patients after liver biopsy or fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in order to detect complications with or without symptoms. Material and methods: after liver biopsy or FNA using a regular protocol the patient is observed for 24 hours at the hospital, and all patients undergo an abdominal sonography at that time even in the absence of evident complications. Results: 298 liver biopsies and 98 FNAs were performed. There were complications in 37 patients (9.34%): 36 (9.09%) were minor complications such as pain, vasovagal episodes, or small bleeding, and 1 (0.25%) was a major complication with severe hemorrhage. Only 1 out of all 396 procedures had a complication detected by ultrasounds (intrahepatic hematoma) while the patient was asymptomatic. Conclusions: the low incidence of complications occurring without symptoms, and their favorable course suggest that routine ultrasonography is not necessary after these techniques, and that it should be only performed when a complication is suspected