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Diagnostic yield and safety of endoscopic-ultrasound guided trucut biopsy in patients with gastric submucosal tumors: a prospective study

DOI

128

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0

References

2009

Year

Marcin Polkowski, W Gerke, D. Jarosz, Anna Nasierowska‐Guttmejer, Piotr Rutkowski, Zbigniew Nowecki, W. Ruka, E Butruk
Endoscopy

Abstract

The diagnostic yield of EUS-TCB in patients with gastric SMTs was moderate. Tissue samples were too small to reliably determine the mitotic index. Antibiotic prophylaxis should be considered because of possible septic complications.