Revista de gastroenterología de México
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Rev Gastroenterol Mex · Jul 2003
Review Comparative Study[Exactness of transcutaneous sonography in the diagnosis of gastric wall lesions].
Our objective was to determine sensitivity, especificity and predictive values of transcutaneous sonography for detecting gastric wall lesions. ⋯ Transcutaneous sonography is a rapid, low cost and non-invasive method that may be useful to establish clinic diagnosis and in the first steps of gastric wall lesions evaluation, it is valuable in assessment of diagnostic orientation for the referring clinic.