Liver Biopsy

A liver biopsy is a procedure to obtain a small sample of your liver tissue to be tested in the laboratory.  A liver biopsy is commonly performed by inserting a thin needle through your skin and into your liver. Liver biopsies are typically performed to evaluate:

• Abnormal blood tests such as elevated copper, or iron in the blood, or elevated liver enzymes
• The severity of liver diseases
• A liver mass
• The liver after a liver transplant
• An enlarged liver
• The progress of therapy for liver diseases