Target point marked with circle. Nearby organs interfering with the needle pathway to target include the spleen (turqoise) and its hilum (blue) as well as the colon (yellow).

CliniCal Case review 9

Biopsy in the pancreatic tailProCedural information

Date of procedure august 2016

location strasbourg, France

hospital University hospital of strasbourg

physician afshin Gangi, MD

Case desCriPtionin this case, Gangi-softGuard® was used for biopsy of a 30 mm sized mass in the pancreatic tail.

the spring-loaded blunt tip stylet made it possible to safely pass the needle close to the spleen and colon, and biopsy could be performed. pathologic specimens proved that the lesion was consistent with a pancreatric adenocarcinoma.

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indication for use: as a guiding needle in obtaining core biopsy samples from soft tissue such as liver, kidney, spleen, lymph nodes and various soft tissue lesions. Before using Gangi-softGuard® read the instructions for use which accompany the product for indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions. Gangi-softGuard® is a registered trademark of aprioMed aB. patents pending.

case and image courtesy of afshin Gangi, MD, University hospital of strasbourg, strasbourg, France.

Gangi-SoftGuard® is position at the level of the target lesion. Coaxial biopsy of the target lesion is performed through the Gangi-SoftGuard® needle.