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Is Liver Biopsy In Case Of Fatty Liver Safe?

hi myself pramod sharma recently my son age 11 yrs has diagnosed fatty liver grade 2 and his sgot and sgpt is 79 and 111 respectively. doctors of ilbs advised us to go for liver biopsy for exact reasons other reports like ldl and vdl etc are normal. he is taking evion by doctor advice. my question is : is liver biopsy is safe he is already taking strict diet as per doctor advice his weight is 69 kg.
Thu, 5 Feb 2015
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Hi there,
Thanks for using HCM.
Before doing liver biopsy, certain tests are done to assess the bleeding and coagulation.
A good platelet count ( count more than at last one lakh) and a normal PT/INR test makes the procedure safe.
PT/INR is to check how good blood can coagulate.
So if these tests are already done and if they are normal, then I would say liver biopsy is safe for your son.

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Is Liver Biopsy In Case Of Fatty Liver Safe?

Hi there, Thanks for using HCM. Before doing liver biopsy, certain tests are done to assess the bleeding and coagulation. A good platelet count ( count more than at last one lakh) and a normal PT/INR test makes the procedure safe. PT/INR is to check how good blood can coagulate. So if these tests are already done and if they are normal, then I would say liver biopsy is safe for your son. Is this answer helpful?