OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of retroperitoneal organ displacement for image-guided percutaneous biopsy.
CONCLUSION: Organ displacement using 0.9% saline or 5% dextrose in water (D5W) can create safe access routes for targeted abdominal and pelvic biopsies.
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Asvadi NH, Arellano RS. Are you the author?
Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, White 270, Boston, MA 02114.
Reference: AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Apr;204(4):865-7.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13040.
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PMID: 25794079