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Is Joint And Muscle Pain Caused Due To Liver Disease?
My SIL has been sick since last Christmas. She had pancreatitus and was doing well with her new regimen..but now her bones and joints hurt so bad that she has been put into casts to keep her bones from moving..Now the doctor wants to do a biopsy on her liver...I guess the question I have is how does a biopsy on her liver explain her severe bone pain?
Tue, 10 Sep 2019
Hello,
* A liver biopsy indicates the best status of the bile drainage system with the portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile canaliculi.
* Most of the cases of bile duct disorders co-relate with autoimmune issues affecting multiple joints of the body as in primary biliary cholangitis or else.
* Other molecular diagnostic tools as antibodies against mitochondria and c-ANCA are also best tools for the same.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
* A liver biopsy indicates the best status of the bile drainage system with the portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile canaliculi.
* Most of the cases of bile duct disorders co-relate with autoimmune issues affecting multiple joints of the body as in primary biliary cholangitis or else.
* Other molecular diagnostic tools as antibodies against mitochondria and c-ANCA are also best tools for the same.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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