Ultrasound-Guided Endoscopy Usinga Small Needle to Take Blood from the Portal Vein (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Ultrasound-Guided Endoscopy Usinga Small Needle to Take Blood from the Portal Vein

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A 19-gauge EUS-FNA needle was advanced transhepatically into the portal vein and 2-4 aliquots of 8.5 mL ofblood were aspirated.

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Irving Waxman, MD, University of Chicago Medicine

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