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Some patients should not have percutaneous liver biopsies. They include patients with any of the following conditions:
- a platelet count below 60,000
- a longer-than-normal prothrombin time
- a liver tumor that contains a large number of blood vessels
- a history of unexplained bleeding
- a watery (hydatid) cyst
- an infection in either the cavity around the lungs, or the diaphragm
— Lata Cherath
