Liver Biopsy
nDoctor passes a small hollow needle through your skin and removes a tiny piece of liver tissue
nResults give a STAGE and GRADE
§Stage: reported as Stage 0-4, tells amount of fibrosis in the liver
§Grade: tells the amount of inflammation in the liver
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The only way to see and measure damage to liver tissue is with a liver biopsy.
Liver 2
nDOES IT HURT???
   Not normally.  A lot of people get an achy shoulder.                                               A few people feel temporary pain.                                                                  Many say stressing about it is worse than the  actual biopsy.
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