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Is liver biopsy painful?
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It's not a bee sting: Despite using a local anesthetic, a liver biopsy is at best uncomfortable. A rather large gauge needle is used. Goes through the skin and muscle on the side of your abdomen and into the liver. Once there, the worse is over, pain wise.
Answered 1/15/2021
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Mildly: Some patients have more discomfort than others, in general its well tolerated.
Answered 8/3/2012
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