Complications and efficiency of liver biopsies using the Tru-Cut biopsy gun

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-95

  Cevik, Figen Caglan ^a   Aykin, Nevil ^a   Naz, Hasan ^a  

^a Yunus Emre General Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biopsy specimen evaluation; Liver biopsy and usg; Liver biopsy complications; Tru cut biopsy guns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY PERITONITIS; BIOPSY DEVICE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRU CUT BIOPSY GUN; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 77950258704     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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