Complications of ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy of the spleen: Report on 110 patients and review of the literature

Journal of Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-46

  Di Stasi, M ^a   Buscarini, L ^a   Cavanna, L ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Buscarini, E ^a   Silva, M ^a  

^a Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN ABSCESS;

EID: 0029879423     PISSN: 02680882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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