“Are patients sedated for liver biopsy?”

Yes, of course.

You will receive a local anesthetic at the biopsy site. Sometimes, general anesthesia depending on the type of lesion. Thank you.

Sorry not to see this email before now (went into my spam). I unfortunately don't know the answer to your question. It depends on the person doing the biopsy. They usually use a needle to do this, and may give you some topical anesthetic at the injection/biopsy site before inserting the needle, but you should ask the person doing the biopsy. You can certainly ask for some topical anesthetic, and possibly some relaxant medication, but this is generally a very quick biopsy and I don't think most would use general anesthesia (as though you were going in for a full blown operation). Hope this helps. Take care! Dave Gordon "To improve the health of the communities we serve. That is why we are here!" "What I want to know now is what we gonna do?" (B.B. King) David Gordon, M.D. Professor of Pathology (VERY Active Emeritus!) and Director of Cardiovascular Pathology Director of Faculty Programs, Office for Health Equity and Inclusion for the Michigan Medicine University of Michigan Medical School/Michigan Medicine North Campus Research Center (NCRC) Bldg. 36, Rm. 1361-14 2800 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2800 Tel. 734-615-3638 Pager: #3316