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Stent Scraping for Histology: An Alternative Method for Obtaining Tissue to Rule out Neoplasia

Despite improvement in diagnostic modalities, confirmation of a histologic diagnosis of cancer of the biliary tree and pancreas remains elusive. Attempts to collect positive cytology specimens from vigorous brushings or washings obtained at endoscopy or percutaneously are often unsuccessful. In our...

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Autores principales: Siegel, Jerome H., Veerappan, Annamali, Prudente, Romulo, Kasmin, Franklin E., Cohen, Seth A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18493350
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/DTE.1.107