Repetitive transhepatic access for myocardial biopsy in two pediatric cardiac transplant patients is described. Both have documented occlusion of the traditional percutaneous venous sites. Biopsy via the transhepatic route was performed in one patient 11 times and the second patient five times witho
Percutaneous biopsy of pediatric solid tumors
โ Scribed by Kevin M. Garrett; Christine E. Fuller; Victor M. Santana; Stephen J. Shochat; Fredric A. Hoffer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 97 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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