How Can We Obtain Tissue from a Subepithelial Lesion for Pathologic Diagnosis?
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How Can We Obtain Tissue from a Subepithelial Lesion for Pathologic Diagnosis?
Open Access Currently, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is the best available tool for evaluation of a subepithelial lesion (SEL). However, imaging study alone with EUS does not always provide an accurate diagnosis. 1 If the information provided by EUS on the echogenicity and originating layer of SEL is not typical for an " educated guess, " patients may become anxious because of the uncertaint...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Endoscopy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2234-2400,2234-2443
DOI: 10.5946/ce.2017.016