PBC Diagnosis

[ElviralovesFashion]

Does it have to be a liver biopsy that diagnoses PBC or can it be detected any other way?

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Hi

I had a liver biopsy but my consultant had already confirmed and started me on meds, that was nearly 8 years ago .

[ElviralovesFashion in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou

[ElviralovesFashion in reply to ElviralovesFashion]

Is it the biopsy they do for staging then?

[Hidden in reply to ElviralovesFashion]

I think so but couldn’t say for definite.

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Hi maybe a MRI scan & also blood tests.

[ElviralovesFashion in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou

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Hi,

Here is the link to our PBC publication which does detail diagnosis and some of the diagnostic tools used:

britishlivertrust.org.uk/in...

[Dibby1971]

Hello 👋 I was diagnosed by lots of bloods being done. The fibroscan told me the condition of my liver. I was diagnosed 2 years ago.

[ElviralovesFashion in reply to Dibby1971]

Thanku. I had a liver biopsy which went wrong and instead of hitting the liver they hit my gall bladder. This resulted in a removal and two other biopsies but they were taken from the wrong part of the liver so I still dont know what stage I'm at

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I had lots of blood tests and an ultrasound to check it wasn’t anything else. A few months after diagnosis I had a fibroscan. I don’t really know what stage I’m at, my fibroscan score was a bit higher than consultant had hoped for but I’ve never been told anything about staging.