Laparoscopically directed fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: a safe and accurate technique

Lennox Jeffers; Gary Spieglman; Rajender Reddy; Richard Dubow; Mehrdad Nadji; Parvin Ganjei; Eugene R. Schiff

doi:10.1016/S0016-5107(88)71319-X

Laparoscopically directed fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: a safe and accurate technique

Lennox Jeffers, Gary Spieglman, Rajender Reddy, Richard Dubow, Mehrdad Nadji, Parvin Ganjei, Eugene R. Schiff

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Although ultrasonography and computerized tomography have been useful in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, the extent of metastases and the presence of cirrhosis are not identified by these techniques before surgery. We studied 27 cases of presumptive hepatocellular carcinoma by means of laparoscopy and fine needle aspiration. Fine needle aspirates provided positive diagnoses of hepatocellular carcinoma in all patients. Laparoscopy compliments imaging studies and allows selection of patients amenable to hepatic resection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	235-237
Number of pages	3
Journal	Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-5107(88)71319-X
State	Published - 1988

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Laparoscopically directed fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma : a safe and accurate technique. / Jeffers, Lennox; Spieglman, Gary; Reddy, Rajender; Dubow, Richard; Nadji, Mehrdad; Ganjei, Parvin; Schiff, Eugene R.

In: Gastrointestinal endoscopy, Vol. 34, No. 3, 1988, p. 235-237.

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