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Last updated: 11/24/2009
According to the American Liver Foundation, liver disease affects approximately 25 million (one in 10) Americans annually. Cirrhosis accounts for over 27,000 deaths each year. Liver disease is the third most common cause of death among individuals...
between the ages of 25 and 59, and the seventh most common cause of all disease-related deaths.
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Definition
A liver biopsy is a medical procedure performed to obtain a small piece of liver tissue for diagnostic testing. Liver biopsies are sometimes called percutaneous liver biopsies, because the tissue sample is obtained by going through the patient's skin.
Purpose
A liver biopsy is usually done to diagnose a tumor, or to evaluate the extent of damage that has occurred to the liver because of chronic disease. Biopsies are often performed to identify abnormalities in liver tissues after imaging studies have failed to yield clear results.
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