Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 2-19 , January 2007

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration and Tru-Cut Biopsy

  • Peter Vilmann, MD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Peter Vilmann, MD, DSc, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology D, Gentofte University Hospital, Niels Andersensvej 65, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark.
    • ,
  • Rajesh Puri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2006.11.010

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 2-19 , January 2007

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