Chapter 12: Table of Contents
1) When using the punch biopsy technique, it is safer to take the biopsy sample from the diaphragmatic surface of a liver lobe rather than the visceral surface.
- True
- False
2) If marked hemorrhage is noted at the biopsy site after removing the biopsy sample, one should do any of the following except
- Apply a small piece of hemostatic sponge (eg. Gelfoam®).
- Place another encircling or transfixing suture.
- Apply pressure to the area.
- Nothing – it will stop on its own.
3) When using the Guillotine or Loop biopsy technique on the liver, one should only tighten the suture just enough to partially crush the tissues.
- True
- False
4) In a patient with generalized liver disease, the most appropriate place to take a liver biopsy sample from is
- The edge of the most accessible liver lobe.
- The visceral surface of the largest liver lobe.
- The renal impression of the caudate lobe.
- The quadrate lobe because of its proximity to the gall bladder.
5) Which of the following biopsy techniques is the least appropriate for the liver?
- Loop or Guillotine technique.
- Incisional biopsy.
- Wedge biopsy.
- Skin punch biopsy.