Small gauge gelfoam plug liver biopsy in high risk patients: Safety and diagnostic value

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 230-234

  Fandrich, Christian A ^c   Davies, Roger P ^a,b   Hall, Pauline De La M ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biopsy; Core; Gelfoam; Haemorrhage; High risk; Liver

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029815753     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1996.tb00392.x     Document Type: Article

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