Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the pancreas: Endoscopic vs. percutaneous approach

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-522

  Yang, Grace C H ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration cytology; Fine needle; endoscopy; Pancreas; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS PSEUDOTUMOR; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SURGICAL APPROACH; ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION;

EID: 52249089385     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325591     Document Type: Editorial

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