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Do you use local anesthesia for a liver biopsy?

I will have a liver biopsy. Do you use local anesthesia for a liver biopsy?

2 Answers

Yes, you can with conscious sedation.
Yes, usually a small needle is used to provide local anesthesia of the thoracic skin/wall between the ribs where the biopsy needle is inserted.