IntroductionLiver biopsy (LB) remains central to the diagnosis and accurate staging of liver disease. It is, however, an invasive procedure with recognised morbidity and mortality. It is imperative that biopsy samples are adequate for histological assessment.The guidelines vary considerably with regard ...
Liver disease may lead to increased pressure in your brain.When should I seek immediate care?You have a sudden, severe headache and head pressure. You have new or increased bruising or red or purple dots on your skin. You have bleeding that does not stop easily. Your abdomen is swollen. ...
Tell the healthcare provider if you have any metal in or on your body. A biopsy is a procedure used to take a sample of tissue to be tested.How is a connective tissue disorder treated?Medicines may be given to prevent your immune system from attacking healthy cells. You may also need ...
Transient elastography.This is an ultrasound or MRI of your liver to assess how much scarring you have in your liver. Liver biopsy.You usually won't need this, but you may get it if your other tests don't give your doctor enough information. Your doctor can usually use a syringe and ...
Transient elastography.This is an ultrasound or MRI of your liver to assess how much scarring you have in your liver. Liver biopsy.You usually won't need this, but you may get it if your other tests don't give your doctor enough information. Your doctor can usually use a syringe and ...
I started asking around my hospital in Dallas hoping to find a surgeon who does a lot of these operations (I need to be able to talk after the operation!). It was the most amazing thing: everybody I asked, from the head of radiology to the three endocrinologists at our hospital said ...
What Does It Mean if You Have Abnormal Squamous Epithelial Cells? Squamous cells often are involved in abnormal Pap smears. A diagnosis ofatypical squamous cells of undetermined significance(ASC-US) indicates the presence of unusual cells that are not clearly benign or bad.2 ...
Hello Eileen, I’m sorry about what happened in your cycle and that it didn’t go as you expected. You have two good-quality frozen embryos and I wish you all the best for your transfer. The question you ask us is a very common one, but it is not easy to answer. ...
How severe is it on a scale of 1 to 10 What is the character of the pain - is it sharp, dull or burning? Is it cramping? Does the pain spread anywhere Is the pain continuous or goes and come What makes it worse What makes the pain better ...
What does all this mean? Well, I’m not sure, to be honest. I’m sort of in limbo right know as I don’t know what’s causing my pain, and my GI is not convinced I don’t have Crohns; he’s wondering if my initial diagnosis of ulcerative Colitis was infact incorrect (it might...