Abstract
The needle is 7 cm long. Accessory arresting devices can limit the depth of penetration to 6, 5, or 4 cm respectively (Fig. 1). The wall of the needle is extremely thin (about 90 µm), and the tip has a characteristic bird’s beak profile. A stylet inside the needle serves to prevent aspiration of the biopsy core into the syringe at the moment of tissue excision (Fig. 2).
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Menghini, G. (1980). Blind Liver Needle Biopsy. In: Frühmorgen, P., Classen, M. (eds) Endoscopy and Biopsy in Gastroenterology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67429-7_16
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