Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 198-199 , October 2005

Complications of EUS-FNA

  • Ashley L. Faulx, MD

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
    • ,
  • Amitabh Chak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Amitabh Chak, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Division of Gastroenterology, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Wearn Building, Cleveland, OH 44106.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2005.10.006

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 198-199 , October 2005

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