LIVER BIOPSY: PREPARATION, HOW IT IS DONE AND RECOVERY - DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS

What is Liver Biopsy?



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Liver biopsy is a medical examination in which a small piece of the liver is removed for examination by the pathologist and diagnosed or evaluated for diseases that are damaging this organ, such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, systemic diseases that affect the liver or even cancer. This procedure, also called a liver biopsy, is performed at the hospital because removal of the liver sample is done with a special needle in a procedure that is similar to a minor surgery and although rare there may be some risks such as bleeding