Transjugular liver biopsy: A comparison of aspiration and trucut techniques

Liver

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 257-259

  Sada, Prio N ^a   Ramakrishna, Banumathi ^a   Thomas, C P ^a   Govil, Shalini ^a   Koshi, Thomas ^a   Chandy, George ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Liver biopsy; Transjugular; Trucut

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JUGULAR VEIN; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY;

EID: 0030667594     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1997.tb01027.x     Document Type: Article

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