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what the risks are --> liver biopsy, biopsy, liver, percutaneous biopsy, liver, pyramid-shaped organ that lies, the upper right side, the abdomen, typical liver biopsy, a needle is inserted, the rib cage, abdominal wall, liver, obtain a sample, examination, performed by inserting a needle, jugular vein, in the neck, passing a catheter, the veins down, liver, obtain the sample, test, in the hospital, given a sedative, pain medication by injection, the abdominal wall, lying on back, right hand under head, examine the liver, determine the correct spot, the biopsy needle to be inserted, skin, cleansed, a small needle, inject a local anesthetic to numb the area, a small incision is made, biopsy needle is inserted, hold breath the biopsy is taken, to reduce the chance of puncturing the lung, tearing the liver, needle is inserted, removed quickly, pressure, applied to stop bleeding, a bandage, over the insertion site, procedure is performed by the transjugular approach, lying on back on a table, internal jugular vein, in the neck, skin, cleansed, a small needle, inject a local anesthetic to numb the area, a needle is then inserted to pass a catheter that is moved down, liver, x-ray equipment, check the location, the catheter, a specialized needle is then used, the catheter, obtain the biopsy sample, tell health care provider, drug allergies you, medications, bleeding problems you, pregnant, must sign a consent form, blood tests, the ability to clot, not eat, drink, the 8 hours, infants, children, test depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, stinging pain, the anesthetic needle, anesthetic injected, biopsy needle felt, a deep pressure, dull pain, pain is sometimes felt, in the shoulder, biopsy helps diagnose a number of liver diseases, biopsy also helps, in the assessment, the stage, advanced, the liver disease, important in hepatitis c infection, biopsy also helps detect, cancer, infections, cause of an unexplained enlargement, the liver, abnormal liver enzymes, been detected in blood tests, liver tissue is normal, biopsy, reveal a number of liver diseases cirrhosis, hepatitis, infections tuberculosis, indicate cancer, additional conditions under which the test performed, alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis/cirrhosis, amebic liver abscess, autoimmune hepatitis, biliary atresia, chronic active hepatitis, chronic persistent hepatitis, coccidioidomycosis, disseminated, delta agent, hepatitis d, hemochromatosis, hepatitis c, hepatocellular carcinoma, hodgkin's lymphoma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, primary biliary cirrhosis, pyogenic liver abscess, reye's syndrome, sclerosing cholangitis, wilson's disease most serious risk is internal bleeding, possibility of a collapsed lung, injury, gallbladder, kidney.