Diagnosis of abdominal masses with percutaneous biopsy guided by ultrasound.
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Diagnosis of abdominal masses with percutaneous biopsy guided by ultrasound.
OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy and safety of percutaneous biopsy of abdominal masses guided by ultrasound. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Combined gastroenterology service, Scarborough Hospital. PATIENTS 108 Consecutive patients identified as having a discrete mass on diagnostic ultrasound examination of the abdomen. INTERVENTION A sample of tissue was obtained with an aseptic tech...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.301.6762.1188