A better solution would be to grow another common duct assembly in-situ, but I imagine such a medical advance will be a long time coming. A local anesthetic was applied to the skin and soft tissues above the biopsy site. Patient tolerated the procedure well. No complication was identified. The specimen is totally processed.
Sections reveal an adequate biopsy of liver.
Focal mild portal lymphocytic infiltate is seen. No significant active piecemeal necrosis or significant portal fibrosis is seen. There is no evidence of rejection.