2006-11-12 08:28:28 · 3 answers · asked by curious 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
The procedure is basically painless in 99% of the people who've had one. You just feel a little pressure as they take a small sample. The skin is numbed so you don't feel any surface pain. The liver doesn't have many nerves inside, so there is little discomfort. The hardest part is lying on your side for 2-4 hours afterwards. It sounds worse than it is. I've had one. Best wishes.
2006-11-13 14:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by cindy1323 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are brought into an exam room usually in a radiology department of a hospital and are given a IV in your arm and a mild IV sedative is given. It could also be an amnesiac which may cause you not to remember most of the procedure. While your vital signs are being monitored, and under fluoroscopic visualization, a needle will be inserted slowly into the liver through your abdomen. They will extract a small piece of your liver sucked into the needle. Then they will remove the needle and put pressure on your needle site for a couple of hours usually to prevent some serious bleeding. The specimen removed will be examined by a pathologist under a powerful microscope for signs of liver failure and degenerative diseases. They will report the findings usually in a couple of days, depending on what they are looking for.
2006-11-12 08:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by a_gyno_guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a kidney biopsy, and it the same procedure. they numb the area, poke you with a long needle (it doesnt go all the way in) and they kinda shave of a sliver the size of a piece of lead and then pull the needle out. its simple dont worry about it.
2006-11-12 08:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by strawberrydaiquiri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋