Temporal Artery Biopsy

Temporal artery biopsy

A temporal artery biopsy removes a small piece of the artery at the side of the forehead (the temple). The sample is checked under a microscope for inflammation, which helps your doctors diagnose giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis).

It is a short outpatient procedure done through a small incision, usually with local numbing medicine.

Where surgery is performed

Dr. Campbell operates at AdventHealth Port Charlotte and Murdock Surgery Center. Consultations and follow-up visits take place at the Charlotte Harbor Surgical office in Port Charlotte.