Biopsy of bowel wall pathology under ultrasound control.
Primary lesions of bowel wall were biopsied transabdominally in 7 patients. Adequate material for histological diagnosis was obtained in all. In 3 patients previous biopsy performed at endoscopy had failed to establish a diagnosis. In 2 others the area biopsied, i.e., gallbladder, was inaccessible to endoscopy and confirmation would have otherwise required laparotomy. No complications occurred.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D001466:Barium Sulfate