Bowel lesions: percutaneous US-guided 18-gauge needle biopsy--preliminary experience.

Tudor, G R; Rodgers, P M; West, K P · Radiology · 1999

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Ultrasonography-guided percutaneous biopsy was performed with local anesthesia and an 18-gauge needle in 10 patients with bowel-wall lesions. All patients underwent clinical review within 1 month. Biopsy was diagnostic in all patients. There were no complications, and all patients tolerated the procedure well. The technique appears to be safe and had an excellent diagnostic yield in our series.

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