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Needle biopsy of submucosal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract
M Spandre1, M Cavallero, M Pennazio
1Department of Gastroenterology, Ospedale San Giovanni Antica Sede, Turin, Italy.
Surgical Endoscopy
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Needle biopsy of submucosal lesions is an important addition to the diagnostic capabilities of gastrointestinal endoscopy. A series of 22 cases is described employing a guillotine needle to diagnose submucosal lesions, 4 of which were infiltrating adjacent carcinomas. The specimens obtained were sufficient for firm histological diagnosis in 20 cases. There were no complications apart from minor bleeding in 1 case.