• Can you get liver biopsy under local anesthesia?

I will have a liver biopsy. Can you get a liver biopsy under local anesthesia?

3 Answers

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Bronx, New York

Yes.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Mount Kisco, NY

Yes , It can be done under I/ V sedation

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

No, you will need some conscious sedation. It is very painful.

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