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Abdominal wall fat pad biopsy - Results

Alternative Names

Abdominal wall biopsy; Biopsy - abdominal wall fat pad

Normal Values:

The fat pad tissues are normal.

What abnormal results mean:

In the case of amyloidosis, abnormal results will indicate the presence of amyloid, an insoluble protein fiber that impairs organ and tissue function.

Digestive system

Fat tissue biopsy

Reviewed last on: 2/23/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Buxbaum JN. The amyloidoses. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 296.

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