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A Simple Technique for Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy Appropriate for use by Rheumatologists in an Outpatient Setting

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Minor salivary gland biopsy is a potentially simple procedure with high diagnostic value used primarily in the diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome. We summarise our experience performing a simplified biopsy procedure, which is modified to allow its use by rheumatologists and other non-surgical physicians in an outpatient setting.

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  1. Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, affiliated to the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, Israel

    J. A. Friedman, E. B. Miller & M. Huszar

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  1. J. A. Friedman
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Received: 7 June 2001 / Accepted: 22 March 2002

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Friedman, J., Miller, E. & Huszar, M. A Simple Technique for Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy Appropriate for use by Rheumatologists in an Outpatient Setting. Clin Rheumatol 21, 349–350 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100670200094

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