“Are you under general anesthesia for a liver biopsy?”
I will have a liver biopsy. Are you under general anesthesia for a liver biopsy?
6 Answers
Usually general
Liver biopsy can be done under sedation but there are a number of factors that need to be considered: patients' medical condition, their mental state, etc.
No
Usually not unless the liver biopsy can be done as part of another procedure, it is gallbladder surgery.
No liver biopsy does not require general anesthesia. It is done with local anesthesia and conscious sedation.
No, most liver biopsies are done using only a local injection of lidocaine into the skin.
