Biopsy Liver is a sample of liver tissue, taken to assist in the diagnosis of infection, cirrhosis, tumours and other liver disorders. Liver biopsy is usually performed in hospital, often requiring an overnight stay. Local anaesthetic is injected into the skin between the lower ribs on the right side for insertion of a needle into the liver to obtain the biopsy specimen. There may be a dull pain when the liver is punctured. This procedure takes only about 5 minutes.
A biopsy are most often done to examine tissue for disease. A biopsy may also be done to match organ tissue before a transplant. An endometrial biopsy is sometimes done at the same time as another test, called hysteroscopy, which allows your doctor to look through a small lighted tube at the lining of the uterus. Biopsies are particularly important in the diagnosis of cancer. This procedure will often be performed when there is a lump, tumour, cyst or swelling for which there is no apparent cause. A skin biopsy is helpful to distinguish certain disorders that might affect the small nerve fibers, as may be the case with painful sensory axonal neuropathies. A biopsy helps doctors zero in on the size, type, and kind of breast cancer you may have. Biopsies are performed on any kind of abnormality that your doctor can feel or that looks suspicious. It’s usually a very simple procedure.
Depending on the biopsy procedure, possible complications include: