Image-guided percutaneous biopsy and abscess drainages are some of the most commonly
performed procedures in interventional radiology. With advances in targeted immunotherapies
for oncology patients, physicians increasingly depend on the experience and skill
of the interventional radiologist to acquire tissue specimens from within the abdomen
and pelvis. Furthermore, percutaneous drainage of abdominal and pelvic fluid collections
has largely replaced the need for surgical interventions for infected abdominal collections.
This review will discuss techniques of image-guided percutaneous abdominal biopsy
and drainage.
Keywords
fine needle aspiration - core biopsy - liver - pancreas - spleen
