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I had the liver biopsy this morn ... by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted Sat 21 Feb 2009 11:35pm I had the liver biopsy this morning and all is well. My neck is sore and I'm sure it will be for a few days. I only have one appointment tomorrow and that's just for a CBC. Read on »

Liver Biopsy by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm The digestive system In a liver biopsy (BYE-op-see), the physician examines a small piece of tissue from your liver for signs of damage or disease. A special needle is used to remove the tissue from the liver. The physician decides to do a liver biopsy after tests suggest that the liver does not work properly. For example, a blood test Read on »

Octreotide Scan, Liver Biopsy, E... by Jo C. Burzycki Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 9:53pm Octreotide Scan, Liver Biopsy, Etc Sorry, no catchy title I'm afraid. On Tuesday, March 8th I started my Octreotide scan at H. Lee Moffitt in Tampa, FL. I went in at 7am... and when it was done I went and picked up my two youngest kids from a friend's house and took them out for awhile. For the liver biopsy I was told to arrive at 7:30am even though Read on »

Autoimmune Hepatitis by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm immune system attacks liver cells. The disease is diagnosed using various blood tests and a liver biopsy. With proper treatment, autoimmune hepatitis can usually... Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells. This causes the liver to become inflamed (hepatitis). Researchers think a genetic Read on »

Autoimmune hepatitis and systemic sclerosis: a new overlap syndrome? by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm , sclerodactyly, telangiectasia) of systemic sclerosis (SSc) who developed autoimmune hepatitis. RESULTS: Our findings suggest that autoimmune hepatitis can be considered to be one of the liver manifestations associated with SSc. Our data also indicate that, because liver involvement may precede skin manifestations, evaluation for SSc is appropriate when autoimmune Read on »

Breast Core needle biopsy procedure by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Sep 0010 12:00am Patients undergo breast core biopsy generally due to one of the 3 main reasons: 1) Presence of a mass or mass-like lesion either clinically palpable or diagnosed... aspiration cytology (FNAC) are as follows: •Most cases can be definitely categorised •Provides architectural information •Microcalcifications can be directly visualised The biopsy Read on »

Breast Core needle biopsy procedure by Dr.Prashant Jani Patient Expert

Posted Wed 29 Sep 2010 9:28am Patients undergo breast core biopsy generally due to one of the 3 main reasons: 1) Presence of a mass or mass-like lesion either clinically palpable or diagnosed on imaging... aspiration cytology (FNAC) are as follows: •Most cases can be definitely categorised •Provides architectural information •Microcalcifications can be directly visualised The biopsy Read on »

Bladder Cancer - UK Biopsy Procedure by Steve K. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 29 Dec 2008 7:09am The inspiration (and much of the content) of today's post is brought to you courtesy of David F. in Kent (near London). He has managed to describe the UK bladder biopsy process, atmosphere, and capture the essence of the event with good humor, considering the circumstances. One major difference between US and UK medical care, besides how its funded Read on »

Unneccesary Breast Biopsies: Needle Biopsies vs Scalpels by MKirschMD Posted Sun 20 Mar 2011 6:00am definition of a nanny.” New study of breast biopsies concludes that physicians have been performing surgical biopsies of breast lesions excessively, instead of using a less invasive needle biopsy technique. Why does this matter? If the new study is correct, then benefits to women and the rest of us include Hundreds of thousands of women would be spared Read on »

Naturopathic Approach to Auto-Immune Conditions by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm to restore health. An important unifying theme in autoimmune diseases is a high prevalence in women. Conservative estimates indicate that 6.7 million or 78.8% of the persons with autoimmune diseases are women.( Read Data ) The following are some general naturopathic approaches to working with auto-immunity. Anti-Inflammatory Diet As a foundation for health Read on »