Liver:What is an adequate liver biopsy? a tertiary centre auditIntroduction Liver 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...
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. ...
A biopsy is a procedure to remove a small piece of tissue from your liver to be tested for cancer.How is liver cancer treated?Surgery may be done to remove tumors that are small and have not spread to other parts of the body. Medicines , such as chemotherapy, may be used to reduce ...
There are many different kinds of biopsies. Nearly all of them involve using a sharp tool to remove a small amount of tissue. If the biopsy will be on the skin or other sensitive area, numbing medicine is applied first. Here are some types of biopsies: Needle biopsy.Most biopsies are nee...
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 ...
That’s why a doctor does blood tests on your donor and you before a stem cell transplant to see how closely the HLAs match. The more differences, the likelier you are to get GvHD. Symptoms The symptoms of cGvHD differ depending on what part of your body is affected. They can include...
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 Is there any associated symptoms like naus...
What cancer is caused by a virus? A) cervical cancer B) lung cancer C) liver cancer D) brain cancer Virus: A virus is an entity that exists in the grey area between the living and nonliving. Viruses reproduce by replicating inside a host cell, man...
The function of your body that processes the food you eat, distributes it around your body as needed, and does its best to dump the leftover toxins.That makes it a major area of your daily life that dramatically affects your prevention – and ultimately your survival – of cancer. The ...
Liver fibrosis does not cause signs or symptoms. You may have signs or symptoms of a condition causing the fibrosis, or if you develop cirrhosis over time.What causes or increases my risk for liver fibrosis?You may have been born with a condition called congenital hepatic fibrosis. Anything ...