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To evaluate a refined electrocauterization technique for liver biopsy in high-risk patients with suspected hepatocellular carcinoma.

April 5, 2026Open Access

Coaxial liver biopsy with tract electrocauterization: technique and outcomes in high-risk patients with suspected hepatocellular carcinoma

TZTolga Zeydanli MŞMuhammet Kürşat ŞimşekBaşkent University ÖÖÖzgür ÖzenBaşkent University

Key Points

To evaluate a refined electrocauterization technique for liver biopsy in high-risk patients with suspected hepatocellular carcinoma.
Utilized coaxial liver biopsy technique with electrocauterization
Focused on high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Compared outcomes to standard percutaneous biopsy and tract embolization
The technique provided safe and effective tissue acquisition
Demonstrated advantages in precise thermal effect localization over conventional methods
Showed reduced complications in high-risk patients

Abstract

This refined electrocauterization technique provides a safe, effective approach for obtaining diagnostic tissue in high-risk HCC patients with contraindications to standard percutaneous biopsy, offering advantages over conventional tract embolization methods through precise thermal effect localization.

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