Safety of percutaneous fine-needle pancreatic biopsy: a porcine model.
Percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed on pigs with no complications. Pancreatic cells were retrieved in 73% of the biopsies. Thus, percutaneous biopsy with cytologic examination for pancreatic carcinoma can be performed in order to plan for appropriate therapy.
D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012449:Safety; D013552:Swine