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What is Liver Biopsy?

A liver biopsy is a procedure whereby small pieces of liver tissue are removed in order to be sent to a laboratory for examination.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 1 0
Elevated liver enzymes 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Liver damage 1 0
Primary biliary cirrhosis 1 0
Liver Impairment 1 0
Check for rejection 1 0

See all 2 patients currently having Liver Biopsy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Liver Biopsy

Pain in shoulders 1
Neck pain 1
Pain in lower back 1
Pain in right side 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Liver Biopsy

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Liver Biopsy

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 100%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Liver Biopsy

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.