Safety of transvaginal fine needle puncture of gynecologic masses: A report after 500 consecutive procedures

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 401-404

  Zanetta, Gerardo ^a   Lissoni, Andrea ^b   Franchi, Dorella ^b   Pittelli, Maria Rosa ^b   Cormio, Gennaro ^b   Trio, Diego ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fine needle biopsy; Ovary, cysts; Tumors, ovary; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NEEDLES; ONCOLOGY; SURGERY; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BIOPSY; FINE NEEDLE PUNCTURE; HEMORRHAGE; OVARY; TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

GYNECOLOGY;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CYST; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR;

EID: 0030152767     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1996.15.5.401     Document Type: Article

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