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    Liver Biopsy

    Liver Biopsy



    What Affects the Test

    Occasionally, a liver biopsy may not provide helpful results because not enough tissue is sampled to make a clear diagnosis.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference December 13, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Michel M. Murr, MD - General Surgery, Bariatric Surgery


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