## Abstract ## Objective Accurate preoperative diagnosis and staging of patients with gastric cancer is essential for optimal treatment. The standard of care for staging gastric carcinoma is helical CT. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of hydrogastric sonography (HGS) with that of
Computed tomography versus endosonography in the staging of rectal carcinoma: a comparative study
β Scribed by B. Kramann; U. Hildebrandt
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 900 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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