Laparoscopic biopsy is an alternative option to avoid ... carcinoma and pancreatic carcinoma after ultrasound-guided percutaneous puncture: clinical and pathologic characteristics and the ...

A routine ultrasound assessment of a puncture site before performing percutaneous biopsy is reported to increase diagnostic yield and decrease complication rates. It is not clear if real-time ...

Patients and Methods: A total of 139 patients (age range, 18–89 years; mean, 62.5 years) underwent CT-guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy or 20-gauge core biopsy using an automated ...

CT-guided pleural puncture is strongly recommended”. CT (computed tomography)–guided percutaneous biopsy of pulmonary nodules has shown high rates of success, of more than 90%, even for small ...