The risks of general anesthesia usually outweigh the risks of a closed biopsy. Other Types of Biopsy Other types of biopsy, such as transjugular and laparoscopic, are performed on patients with bleeding disorders, tumor, obesity, or a solitary kidney. These are done as outpatient procedures, under general anesthesia. Transjugular biopsy , also called transvenous, involves inserting a small tube through the jugular vein in the neck and guiding it to the kidney using ultrasound. A biopsy needle is passed through the tube to the kidney to obtain a tissue sample.
Gas is introduced into the abdomen to separate the organs and to allow the laparoscope to pass.
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