Klinikum Klagenfurt am Woerthersee

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Medicine

Measurement of the Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient and Transjugular Liver Biopsy

Thomas Reiberger^1,2, Philipp Schwabl^1,2, Michael Trauner^1,2, Markus Peck-Radosavljevic^2,3, Mattias Mandorfer^1,2

¹Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, ²Vienna Hepatic Hemodynamic Lab, Medical University of Vienna, ³Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology (IMuG), Klinikum Klagenfurt am Woerthersee

Here, we present a protocol for measurement of hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG),the gold standard to diagnose clinically significant portal hypertension. Moreover, we describe how to perform a transjugular liver biopsy within the same session.