A 50% nitrous oxide / 50% oxygen premix is administrated to the patient during the realization of liver biopsy in order to relax him and to reduce his pain during this painful medical treatment. This single investigator centre and national clinical trial is done blindly : half of patients will receive 50% nitrous oxide / 50% oxygen premix and half of them a placebo gas (mixture of 50% oxygen and 50% nitrogen). 94 patients will be included in this clinical protocol.
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Pain measurement by using Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Timeframe: At the end of the liver biospy