1.What is liver biopsy? Liver biopsy is the simplest way to take liver tissue specimens. A small amount of liver tissue obtained from liver biopsy can be histologically or cytologically examined in a smear, which can directly reflect the lesions of your liver and play an important role in making a clear diagnosis, judging the condition of your liver, and evaluating the effects of previous treatments. As an invasive procedure, liver puncture must be performed in the hospital for 3-4 days, and the doctor will inform you after the test results come out 1 week after the procedure, and adjust the treatment plan according to the test results. For chronic hepatitis patients, liver perforation can be performed once every 1-3 years according to the situation, in order to determine the recovery and therapeutic effect. 2.Why do we need to do Hepatocentesis? Hepatocentesis is characterized by its simplicity, direct reflection of liver condition and simplicity. Hepatocentesis is favored by many patients because of its unique advantages such as simple and direct reflection of liver condition, easy puncture means, high diagnostic value, etc. It is suitable for many kinds of people, such as: (1) Viral hepatitis for clear diagnosis; (2) Chronic hepatitis patients to determine the degree of liver damage and assess the effect of previous treatment, so as to adjust the treatment plan and carry out more reasonable and effective treatment; (3) Systemic diseases suspected of liver damage; (4) Liver splenomegaly and jaundice; (5) Liver damage in the liver; (6) Hepatomegaly and jaundice. (4) Liver and spleen enlargement and jaundice, can not be diagnosed; (5) Liver tumors can be subjected to hepatic perforation. Eliminate nervousness and accept hepatocentesis Hepatocentesis is just a simple way of checking, it adopts local anesthesia, and then quickly puncture to take a small amount of liver tissue, the puncture time is only a few seconds, and the whole operation process only takes 3-6 minutes, which is as simple as intramuscular injections, fast, and the pain is mild, so there is no need to be nervous at all. There is only a very small needle hole on the skin after the liver puncture, the bleeding can be stopped after 5-10 minutes of compression, and it can be healed in 1 day, and we only take a small section of liver tissue of 0.5-1cm in length, and the damaged liver will repair itself very quickly without any adverse effects. In order to successfully complete the hepatic puncture, your active cooperation is very important Pre-operative: (1) complete the necessary tests: such as blood routine, coagulation time and other tests; (2) routine injection of VitK1 3 days before the operation; (3) ultrasound positioning on the day of surgery, urinary and fecal defecation before the operation, etc.; intra-operative: just relax, lying on your side, and adjust the respiration according to the doctor’s requirements. During the operation: just relax, lie on your side and adjust your breathing as required by the doctor. Post-op: you need to press on the wound for 10 minutes and rest in bed for 6 hours. We will monitor your vital signs at all times, please feel free to tell your doctor if you feel unwell.