| Literature DB >> 7385832 |
Abstract
In patients with a radiologic diagnosis of unresectable pancreatic carcinoma, exploratory laparotomy for tissue diagnosis is no longer required. Histologic confirmation of the diagnosis may be obtained safely and accurately with percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) precisely localized the biopsy site for cytologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in 13 of 14 patients (93 percent) with pancreatic carcinoma.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7385832 PMCID: PMC1272063
Source DB: PubMed Journal: West J Med ISSN: 0093-0415