The Impact of Antithrombotic Therapy on Bleeding Complications in Percutaneous Liver Biopsy: Are the Withdrawal Criteria of Antithrombotic Agents in Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society Guidelines for Gastroenterological Endoscopy Useful?
Kensuke Kitsugi, Yoshisuke Hosoda, Go Murohisa, Yashiro Yoshizawa, Masaharu Kimata, Yosuke Kobayashi, Shuhei Unno, Toshihiro Takayanagi, Kazuhito Kawata · 2026
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Kensuke Kitsugi and colleagues examine bleeding after percutaneous liver biopsy in patients who stopped blood-thinning medicines under Japanese endoscopy guidelines, in a 2026 retrospective study. Bleeding is the main risk of the procedure, and rules for managing such drugs were unclear. Records covered 630 biopsy cases, including 64 patients on antithrombotic therapy.
Bleeding rates did not differ significantly between patients who had therapy withdrawn and those never on it, even after matched comparisons for tumour and non-tumour biopsies. No treated patient needed surgery or vessel blocking for bleeding, and one clot event followed withdrawal. Low platelet count, not therapy itself, predicted bleeding.
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| CREATOR | Kensuke Kitsugi, Yoshisuke Hosoda, Go Murohisa, Yashiro Yoshizawa, Masaharu Kimata, Yosuke Kobayashi, Shuhei Unno, Toshihiro Takayanagi, Kazuhito Kawata |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |