Transjugular Biopsy Results in the Transplanted Liver: Comparison of Two Surgical Hepatic Venous Anastomotic Configurations in 269 Consecutive Biopsies over a 14-year Period

Transjugular liver biopsy is less likely to yield diagnostic tissue when the hepatic venous anastomosis has a piggyback configuration. However, the procedure is equally safe and possesses acceptable tissue yields with a piggyback or inline configuration.