{"id":1640,"date":"2018-08-23T12:12:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T12:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/?page_id=1640"},"modified":"2018-08-23T12:26:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T12:26:14","slug":"liver-biopsy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Liver Biopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1640\" class=\"elementor elementor-1640 elementor-49 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-305d6d0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"305d6d0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12313658\" data-id=\"12313658\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2289fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2289fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What is the Liver Biopsy?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bde454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61bde454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Liver biopsy is a medical procedure in which a small sample of liver tissue is removed for direct examination under a microscope. This test is usually used in conjunction with blood tests and clinical assessment, however, liver biopsy provides a much higher level of certainty for clinical decision making in people with liver disease.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-406b992 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"406b992\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25180c17\" data-id=\"25180c17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b83a8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b83a8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What information is obtained?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5641ef16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5641ef16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most relevant information provided by the liver biopsy can be divided into:<\/p>\n<p>Degree of fibrosis: Chronic liver diseases frequently present a progression from the normal state to marked fibrosis (cirrhosis). The biopsy allows to know in which stage of the disease the patient is, which allows to make decisions regarding treatment.<br \/>\nDegree of inflammation of the liver in chronic hepatitis. This will allow to determine the speed of progression that the disease has.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c34f0d\" data-id=\"41c34f0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ddecf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70ddecf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/biopsia_hepatica.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-123212da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"123212da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67733846\" data-id=\"67733846\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ff8129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"74ff8129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><blockquote class=\"blockquote irc-bcq\">Liver biopsy provides a much higher level of certainty for clinical decision making in people with liver disease.<br><footer>Dr. Vicente Carre\u00f1o<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36c56c26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36c56c26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-396276e3\" data-id=\"396276e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6923a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6923a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Types of Liver Biopsy<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5c52f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e5c52f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are two types of biopsy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62f0ccfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62f0ccfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eedb612\" data-id=\"6eedb612\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5a2b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e5a2b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-40568.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c9517b5\" data-id=\"3c9517b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df78d13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df78d13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Percutaneous liver biopsy<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6390680a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6390680a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Percutaneous liver biopsy: This is the type of liver biopsy most commonly used by doctors. It is done by inserting a small needle into the liver through the skin of the abdomen (in the area below the right rib). Through the needle, a small segment of liver tissue is removed, said segment is worm-shaped. In cases in which the patient has bleeding problems, common in many liver diseases, your doctor will advise a transjugular liver biopsy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca27f14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca27f14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e0854\" data-id=\"04e0854\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bf52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7bf52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Transjugular hepatic biopsy<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9152ee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9152ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This type of biopsy is recommended for people who have a blood clotting problem or a large amount of fluid in the abdomen. In this case, an interventional radiologist makes the intervention. Transjugular liver biopsy is done in four steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A small tube will be inserted into the neck of the jugular vein.<\/li>\n<li>Using X-rays, the tube is guided until it reaches the liver.<\/li>\n<li>A small needle is inserted through the tube and into the liver.<\/li>\n<li>The needle makes a small incision in the liver and removes the tissue sample.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a79e0b\" data-id=\"2a79e0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9209d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9209d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-40568.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5666a27d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5666a27d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69e07db4\" data-id=\"69e07db4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e39e7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e39e7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287c4177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"287c4177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Answers to questions about this technique<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a71c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"76a71c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1991\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1991\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is the liver biopsy painful?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1991\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1991\"><p>Absolutely. In the percutaneous liver biopsy, a small sharp puncture will be experienced in the area where the needle is injected. In many cases local anesthetic is used to numb the area. In these cases, the only thing the patient will feel is pressure when the biopsy needle is inserted. The area will be numbed in a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p>You may request a mild sedative prior to the biopsy, and a sedative or relaxant medication in an intravenous form during the procedure to facilitate the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>The biopsied area usually causes discomfort for several days, so your doctor can prescribe medication to relieve pain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1992\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1992\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is it necessary for the diagnosis?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1992\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1992\"><p>In most cases, the blood test will be used to diagnose liver diseases. However, biopsy is essential to know the degree of fibrosis in the liver and inflammation, which will determine the development of the disease in the patient. On occasions when there are significant symptoms of the disease and the analysis does not clearly reveal the liver disease, a biopsy will be definitive and necessary for an accurate diagnosis (as is the case of hidden hepatitis C in blood).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1993\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1993\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is liver biopsy dangerous?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1993\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1993\"><p>Liver biopsy is not a harmless test. It is usually painful in 30% of cases. In 0.3% liver biopsy causes serious complications, including hemorrhage and biliary peritonitis, which can be fatal, although only in 0.03% of cases.<br \/>\nIn conclusion, in the majority of cases, no serious complications are detected, in addition, the biopsy allows to know the presence of other factors associated with the main etiological factor, to determine in a precise way the stage in which the liver lesion is found and the degree of inflammation. The currently available non-invasive tests are not sensitive enough to provide all this data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1994\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1994\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed fa fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who should take the test?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1994\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1994\"><p>The test is performed to determine the anatomopathological bases of liver diseases and their evolution, therefore, it is performed in patients in whom liver disease has been diagnosed. This test allows the doctor to base his diagnosis on objective bases. At present, liver biopsy is considered indicated for: a) determining the cause of liver test abnormalities; b) assess the degree of activity and the stage of chronic hepatitis; c) assess alcoholic liver disease; d) investigate fever of unknown origin; e) the diagnosis of multisystemic infiltrative and granulomatous diseases; f) evaluate cholestatic diseases; g) the diagnosis of neoplasms; h) the evaluation of hepatic lesions by drugs; i) the diagnosis of hereditary metabolic diseases; j) the evaluation of the response to treatments; k) evaluation of the liver after liver transplantation; and l) evaluate jaundice, acute hepatitis and dark cause hepatomegaly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ce88936 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ce88936\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-777d1bdb\" data-id=\"777d1bdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b68a1c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b68a1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>In the clinic of the Hepatitis Viral Study Foundation, liver biopsies are performed, with total safety and comfort for the patient.<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e0c416f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e0c416f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-585d51af\" data-id=\"585d51af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ffe9a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22ffe9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>References<\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd0e344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd0e344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/informacion-de-la-salud\/pruebas-diagnosticas\/biopsia-higado\">Ver art\u00edculo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Radiologyinfo.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiologyinfo.org\/sp\/info.cfm?pg=biopgen\">Ver art\u00edculo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7649ad35 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7649ad35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5527303c\" data-id=\"5527303c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b2b4a15 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b2b4a15\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-519ce153\" data-id=\"519ce153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5350dfd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5350dfd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Vicente-Carreno-clinica-hepatologia.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52bb34f5\" data-id=\"52bb34f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a6b7e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53a6b7e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consult our doctor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15744bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15744bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Vicente Carre\u00f1o<br>Hepatology specialist<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f04a274 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f04a274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-110a812f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"110a812f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-349899d4\" data-id=\"349899d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32071c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32071c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REQUEST INFORMATION WITHOUT COMMITMENT<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24adbe6\" data-id=\"24adbe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d14f653 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2d14f653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"\/?page_id=810\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REQUEST INFORMATION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af6d393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af6d393\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26969a7\" data-id=\"26969a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627d6fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"627d6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"container mt-5\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n        \r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4 mb-5\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card shadow \">\r\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid\" src=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Card image cap\" style=\"height: 200px;\">\r\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n                            <div style=\"min-height: 180px;\">\r\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-cryptogenic\/\">Cryptogenic Hepatitis<\/a><\/h5>\r\n                                <p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">It is a liver disease of an inflammatory nature and can develop chronically.\r\n<\/small><\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-cryptogenic\/\"><strong>Saber m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4 mb-5\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card shadow \">\r\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid\" src=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Card image cap\" style=\"height: 200px;\">\r\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n                            <div style=\"min-height: 180px;\">\r\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-a\/\">Hepatitis A<\/a><\/h5>\r\n                                <p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">Hepatitis A is an acute inflammatory disease of the liver, caused by infection with hepatitis A virus (VAH).<\/small><\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-a\/\"><strong>Saber m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4 mb-5\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card shadow \">\r\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid\" src=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Card image cap\" style=\"height: 200px;\">\r\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n                            <div style=\"min-height: 180px;\">\r\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/autoinmune-hepatitis\/\">Autoimmune hepatitis<\/a><\/h5>\r\n                                <p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">It is a progressive chronic inflammatory disease of the liver that can lead to liver cirrhosis.\r\n<\/small><\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/autoinmune-hepatitis\/\"><strong>Saber m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4 mb-5\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card shadow \">\r\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid\" src=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Card image cap\" style=\"height: 200px;\">\r\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n                            <div style=\"min-height: 180px;\">\r\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-c\/\">Hepatitis C<\/a><\/h5>\r\n                                <p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, and in the case of hepatitis C, caused by infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV)<\/small><\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-c\/\"><strong>Saber m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4 mb-5\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card shadow \">\r\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid\" src=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Card image cap\" style=\"height: 200px;\">\r\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n                            <div style=\"min-height: 180px;\">\r\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hidden-infection-by-virus-c\/\">Hidden infection by C virus<\/a><\/h5>\r\n                                <p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">Up to 30% of patients with cryptogenic hepatitis can be caused by the seronegative hidden infection by hepatitis C virus (HIC).<\/small><\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hidden-infection-by-virus-c\/\"><strong>Saber m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"col-sm-4 mb-5\">\r\n                    <div class=\"card shadow \">\r\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid\" src=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Card image cap\" style=\"height: 200px;\">\r\n                        <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n                            <div style=\"min-height: 180px;\">\r\n                                <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-e\/\">Hepatitis E<\/a><\/h5>\r\n                                <p class=\"card-text\"><small class=\"text-muted\">Hepatitis E is an acute inflammatory disease of the liver that can lead to fulminant hepatitis.<\/small><\/p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diseases\/hepatitis-e\/\"><strong>Saber m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col text-center\">\r\n                <a class=\"text-primary font-weight-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/enfermedades\/\" target=\"_self\">Ver todas<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is a procedure used to determine the degree of fibrosis or inflammation present in the liver.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1638,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1640","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.7 (Yoast SEO v23.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Liver Biopsy - Cl\u00ednica FEHV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Liver Biopsy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It is a procedure used to determine the degree of fibrosis or inflammation present in the liver.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cl\u00ednica FEHV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fundacion%20Para%20el%20Estudio%20de%20las%20Hepatitis%20Virales\/228605694153917\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-23T12:26:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/biopsia_hepatica.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1022\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/\",\"name\":\"Liver Biopsy - Cl\u00ednica FEHV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/biopsia_hepatica-700x394.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-23T12:12:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-23T12:26:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/biopsia_hepatica-700x394.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/biopsia_hepatica-700x394.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Diagnoses and treatments\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Liver Biopsy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/\",\"name\":\"Cl\u00ednica FEHV\",\"description\":\"Web de la Cl\u00ednica de la Fundaci\u00f3n para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fundaci\u00f3n para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales - FEHV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/logo_fib-4.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/logo_fib-4.png\",\"width\":47,\"height\":73,\"caption\":\"Fundaci\u00f3n para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales - FEHV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fundacion Para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales\/228605694153917\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Liver Biopsy - Cl\u00ednica FEHV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Liver Biopsy","og_description":"It is a procedure used to determine the degree of fibrosis or inflammation present in the liver.","og_url":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/","og_site_name":"Cl\u00ednica FEHV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fundacion%20Para%20el%20Estudio%20de%20las%20Hepatitis%20Virales\/228605694153917\/","article_modified_time":"2018-08-23T12:26:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1900,"height":1022,"url":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/biopsia_hepatica.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/","url":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/","name":"Liver Biopsy - Cl\u00ednica FEHV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/biopsia_hepatica-700x394.jpg","datePublished":"2018-08-23T12:12:18+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-23T12:26:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/biopsia_hepatica-700x394.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/biopsia_hepatica-700x394.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/liver-biopsy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Portada","item":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Diagnoses and treatments","item":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/diagnoses-and-treatments\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Liver Biopsy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/","name":"Cl\u00ednica FEHV","description":"Web de la Cl\u00ednica de la Fundaci\u00f3n para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#organization","name":"Fundaci\u00f3n para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales - FEHV","url":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/logo_fib-4.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/logo_fib-4.png","width":47,"height":73,"caption":"Fundaci\u00f3n para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales - FEHV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Fundacion Para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales\/228605694153917\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1644,"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1640\/revisions\/1644"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}