A randomised study on the efficacy and safety of an automated Tru-Cut needle for percutaneous liver biopsy

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 441-445

  de Man, R A ^a   van Buuren, H R ^a   Hop, W C J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOMATION; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES;

EID: 11144315018     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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