Clin Endosc.  2023 Nov;56(6):823-826. 10.5946/ce.2022.134.

Feasibility of single-session endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in liver transplant recipients with abnormal liver function tests

• Han S
• Jalil S
• Groce JR
• Krishna SG
• Lara L
• Lee PJ
• Papachristou GI
• Mumtaz K

• KMID: 2547906
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.134

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  Fig. 1. Pathology image of a portal tract demonstrating T-cell mediated rejection with a black circle indicating portal vein endotheliitis and red circles marking eosinophils (A, hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×400) and a cholangiogram indicating an anastomotic stricture (B, arrow) in a patient with concomitant rejection and anastomotic stricture.

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