Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 218-224 , August 2002

Pancreatic tissue sampling guided by EUS, CT/US, and surgery: A comparison of sensitivity and specificity

Received 6 October 2000 ,Revised 16 January 2001 ,Accepted 15 November 2001.

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☆ Supported in part by a grant from the American Digestive Health Foundation.

☆☆ J. Shawn Mallery, MD, was supported by an Olympus Fellowship Award.

★ Reprint requests: William R. Brugge, MD, GI Unit Blake 452C, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.

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