Liver Biopsy (cont.)Medical Author:
Michael AJ Sawyer, MD
Coauthor:
Elizabeth M Sawyer, MD, CPT, MC
Coauthor:
Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C
Medical Editor:
Robert J Fingerote, MD, MSc, BSc
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Julian Katz, MD
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Follow-upYour doctor will want to make a follow up appointment with you to ensure that the biopsy sites or incisions are healing well and that there have been no complications referable to the liver biopsy. He or she will also want to discuss the biopsy results with you as outlined in the section above. |
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Percutaneous liver biopsy is a procedure in which a long needle is introduced through the skin, subcutaneous tissues, intercostal muscles, and peritoneum into the liver to obtain a specimen of liver tissue.
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