Dr. Greene  >   Adam Illustrated Encyclopedia   >   Abdominal wall fat pad biopsy

Abdominal wall fat pad biopsy

Alternative Names

Abdominal wall biopsy; Biopsy – abdominal wall fat pad

Definition of Abdominal wall fat pad biopsy

An abdominal wall fat pad biopsy is the removal of a small part of the abdominal wall fat pad. The procedure is done most often to test for amyloidosis.

Review

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. – 2/23/2009

Digestive system
Fat tissue biopsy

ADAM Medical Encyclopedia

Article written by

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org). URAC's accreditation program is an independent audit to verify that A.D.A.M. follows rigorous standards of quality and accountability.