Clinical Relevance of Transjugular Liver Biopsy in Comparison with Percutaneous and Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy

Table 1

Distribution of different patient groups to liver biopsy methods applied.

Indication	TJLB	PLB	LLB
Indeterminate liver disease (𝑛)	45 (44%)	32 (32%)	38 (34%)
Acute/subacute liver failure (𝑛)	32 (31%)	1 (1%)	0 (0%)
Chronic hepatitis	12 (12%)	43 (43%)	24 (21%)
LFT elevation after OLT (𝑛)	11 (11%)	19 (19%)	0 (0%)
Others (𝑛)	2 (2%)	5 (5%)	50 (45%)
Total (𝑛)	102	100	112