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1552022

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
Open biopsy of affected muscle is traditionally used to obtain tissue samples for histologic, histochemical, and biochemical analysis in patients with suspected myopathies. Percutaneous muscle biopsy offers certain advantages over the open technique: it can be performed in an outpatient clinic or as day surgery, usually with a local anesthetic for children greater than 12 years of age, and thus is less costly, more efficient, and less risky. There is also a significant difference in the residual scar. We reviewed the charts of 379 children and adults who had undergone percutaneous muscle biopsy to determine the usefulness of this alternative technique. The analysis could be accurately performed even though the muscle tissue was not at resting length and not oriented in any particular manner, and in nearly all patients sufficient tissue could be obtained for analysis without open biopsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-6798
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous muscle biopsy in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopaedic Research Department, Children's Hospital, San Diego, California.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article