Superiority of laparoscopic guided needle biopsy over percutaneous blind needle biopsy in diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma associated with cirrhosis
This is a retrospective study of 40 patients clinically suspected of having hepatocellular carcinoma. Group 1 (20) patients underwent laparoscopic Tru-cut needle liver biopsy and Group II (20 patients) underwent percutaneous blind needle liver biopsy. In the first group, in 17 (85%) of th...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1998-01-01
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Series: | The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=1998;volume=4;issue=2;spage=96;epage=100;aulast=Al-Saigh |