Rectal ultrasound with fine needle aspiration: an underutilized modality for delineating and diagnosing perirectal, presacral, and pelvic lesions

Background and study aims The merits of rectal ultrasound for rectal cancer staging are well documented. Conventional approaches to accessing perirectal and presacral lesions entail computed tomography guidance via a transgluteal approach or frank surgical exploration. We report on the safety and ef...

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Main Authors: Landon K. Brown, Norman R. Clark, Jason Conway, Girish Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-01-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0743-5356