liver biopsy
Hepatic tissue extraction
A liver biopsy is a medical procedure in which a small sample of liver tissue is removed for examination under a microscope.
Doctors use it to diagnose liver diseases, assess damage, or monitor conditions like hepatitis or cirrhosis: The biopsy showed early signs of fibrosis.
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- Wilson's diseaseInherited copper metabolism failure
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- hemochromatosisHereditary iron storage disease
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- Liver Diseasescirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, viral hepatitis
- lab testsblood test, blood tests, CBC, urinalysis, complete blood count
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Diagnostic fluid analysis
non-invasive imaging · ultrasound · physical examination · MRI · CT scan
liver biopsyblood test
Diagnostic fluid analysis
blood draw · liver function test · urinalysis · saliva test · complete blood count