Effectiveness of the echoendoscopic puncture in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic mass Efetividade da punção ecoendoscópica no diagnóstico de massa pancreática sólida

BACKGROUND: Echoendoscopy is a mixed technique which adds the advantages of endoscopy to those of transabdominal ultrasonography through an endoscope with transductor in its distal extremity, allowing for the evaluation of the abdominal organs reached by the endoscope and in contact with the intesti...

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Main Authors: Adriano Fernandes da Silva, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura, Everson Luiz de Almeida Artifon, Paulo Sakai, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Sergio Eiji Matuguma, Dalton Marques Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2009-12-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202009000400002