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daisydee
Liver biopsy?
hi do u need to fast 4 a liver biopsy??? what is it??
A liver biopsy is usually done after somehting is seen in an ultrasound and they so a fine needle aspiration. Most Doctors try and avoid doing them because the liver is jiggly and it's often hard to get a peice of tissue. So lots of Docs will do an MRI or Pet Scan instead. Good luck
Diamond
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000462/
found you a web site
grizzler69
In short, no fasting is normally needed, although your hospital will specify otherwise. It is normally performed through the skin (percutaneously) to check for stages of liver disease, or the aetiology (cause) of liver problems, such as excess iron (HCT) or copper (wilsons), hepatitis, autoimmune causes etc....
If there has been a lesion in the liver seen on imaging, then often the biopsy is performed using ultrasound as a guide. This enables the cause of the lesion to be identified.
Leo
the link has a general guide on the procedure,but if you have any doubts contact you GP for the most up to date advice
Lissacal
You should ask the facility where you are scheduled for the correct preparation. I assume the prep is different, depending on if you are having a biopsy in an outpatient surgical setting, endoscopy setting or an imaging facility (using CT or ultrasound guidance). You really want to show up prepared correctly, or you might be rescheduled.
This is for hospital setting:
"You must not eat or drink anything for 8 hours before the biopsy..."
"On the day of the procedure, you may have a small liquid breakfast. These include water, apple juice, jello, broth, plain tea or ginger ale. Take no solid foods, milk or milk products. However, you should take no solid food after midnight the night before the procedure."
http://www.columbia.edu/~ddm1/liverbx.htm
john e russo md
You do not need to fast for a liver biopsy. The procedure is rather simple and takes only 10 minutes or so. The skin over the liver is cleansed. The skin is typically anesthetized. A needle is then passed through the skin into the liver. The needle brings back a 'core' sample of the liver for analysis by a pathologist. It is similiar to pushing a cylinder into the earth to recover a core sample for analysis. There is little to no discomfort. There is little to no risk.
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