HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Farmer, K. D. Articles by Farrow, R. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Farmer, K. D. Articles by Farrow, R. Social Bookmarking                      What's this?

Core Biopsy of the Bowel Wall

Efficacy and Safety in the Clinical Setting

¹ Department of Radiology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom.
² Department of Radiology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DH, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and complications of percutaneous 18-gauge core biopsies of lesions of the bowel wall using CT and sonographic guidance. A retrospective study was made of 15 biopsy procedures performed on 12 patients with suspected neoplasia of the gastrointestinal tract. The biopsies were performed when there were no sites of metastatic disease more readily accessible to biopsy and the lesion was inaccessible to endoscopic techniques or when the endoscopic biopsy findings were negative.

CONCLUSION. Three biopsy procedures provided inadequate samples and the biopsies were repeated, giving a total of 15 biopsy procedures. A tissue diagnosis was made in all 12 patients. All procedures were well tolerated, and no immediate or delayed complications occurred. Percutaneous core biopsy of bowel wall masses is a safe technique that allows a histologic diagnosis to be obtained in difficult cases when other methods cannot provide an adequate tissue sample.

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				S. H. Kim, J. K. Han, K. H. Lee, C. J. Yoon, Y. I. Kim, H. S. Lee, and B. I. Choi Experimentally Induced Small-Bowel Tumor in Rabbits: US-guided Percutaneous 18-gauge Core Biopsy Radiology, April 1, 2004; 231(1): 150 - 155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. M. Ho, J. Thomas, S. A. Fine, and E. K. Paulson Usefulness of Sonographic Guidance During Percutaneous Biopsy of Mesenteric Masses Am. J. Roentgenol., June 1, 2003; 180(6): 1563 - 1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]