Image-guided pancreatic biopsy; can we trust it as a diagnostic alternative?
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Image-guided pancreatic biopsy; can we trust it as a diagnostic alternative?
introduction Most pancreatic adenocarcinomas are unresectable at the time of diagnosis,1 or present image limitations in the case of non-adenocarcinomas,2 thus posing a challenge for adequate histological sampling without the aid of laparoscopy. The American Joint Committee on Cancer considers the endoscopic ultrasound-guided diagnostic puncture as a procedure of choice.3 In recent years, with ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0104-4230
DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.62.07.616