A liver biopsy is a preocedure to remove a small piece of the liver so it can be examined with a microscope for sings of damage or disease.
Pleural Effusion Aspiration
Also known as pleural fluid analysis, thoracentesis is a procedure that removes fluid from the chest through a needle or tube under usg guidance for removing fluid from abdominal cavity.
Indications:-
Diagnostic:
New onset ascites.
To determine aetiology.
To differentiate transudate versus exudates.
To detect cancerous cells.
Suspected spontaneous or secondary bacterial peritonitis.
Therapeutic:
To relive respiratory distress secondary to ascites.
To relive abdominal pain or pressure secondary to ascites.
Fine-needle aspiration is a diagnostic procedure used to investigate lumps or masses. In this technique, a thin, hollow needle is inserted into the mass for sampling of cells that, after being stained, will be examined under a microscope.
