Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Biopsy - liver; Percutaneous biopsy
Normal Values
The liver tissue is normal.
What abnormal results mean
The biopsy may reveal a number of liver diseases, including
This test also may be performed for:
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Alcoholic liver disease (fatty liver, hepatitis, or cirrhosis) Amebic liver abscess Autoimmune hepatitis Biliary atresia - Chronic active hepatitis
- Chronic persistent hepatitis
Disseminated coccidioidomycosis Hemochromatosis Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatocellular carcinoma Hodgkin's lymphoma - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Primary biliary cirrhosis Pyogenic liver abscess Reye syndrome Sclerosing cholangitis Wilson's disease
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Review Date: 01/10/2011
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology,
Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
