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Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 8/2006

01-08-2006 | Original Paper

Endoscopic Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pelvic Lipoma Causing Neurologic Symptoms

Authors: Bradley D. Shepherd, Nipun Merchant, John Fasig, David A. Schwartz

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 8/2006

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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been used for over 20 years in the evaluation and diagnosis of various gastrointestinal abnormalities [1]. The advent of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has widened the spectrum of diagnostic EUS. We present a case of EUS FNA of a pelvic lipoma causing neurologic symptoms. We believe this to be the first such documented case diagnosed by EUS. …
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Metadata
Title
Endoscopic Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pelvic Lipoma Causing Neurologic Symptoms
Authors
Bradley D. Shepherd
Nipun Merchant
John Fasig
David A. Schwartz
Publication date
01-08-2006
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9106-4

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