Core Biopsy of the Bowel Wall
Efficacy and Safety in the Clinical Setting
K. D. Farmer1,
S. R. Harries2,
B. M. Fox3,
G. F. Maskell1 and
R. Farrow1
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.

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Fig. 1A. 84-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma of small bowel. CT scan
obtained with oral contrast material reveals tumor affecting small bowel
(asterisk) and distinguishes tumor from normal descending colon lying
more posteriorly (arrow).
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Fig. 1B. 84-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma of small bowel. CT scan
shows that core biopsy from thickest part of bowel wall (arrows) was
performed without traversing bowel lumen.
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Fig. 2A. 85-year-old man with adenocarcinoma of descending colon.
Double-contrast radiograph shows mass in descending colon
(arrow).
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Fig. 2B. 85-year-old man with adenocarcinoma of descending colon. CT
scan shows that percutaneous biopsy of colonic tumor (arrows) was
performed without traversing bowel lumen.
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