title: Abdominal biopsy with ultrasound guidance.
abstract: The value of aspiration biopsy under ultrasound guidance has been demonstrated in 51 patients. The confirmation of malignancy, particularly, has allowed many patients the value of chemotherapy or a quiet demise, without the necessity for diagnostic laparotomy.
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D014463:Ultrasonography