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ReviewAbdominal radiology (New York)2026

Debunking Common Misconceptions About Percutaneous Abdominal Interventions.

Ahmad Parvinian, Rebecca Hibbert, A Nicholas Kurup, Adam Weisbrod

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Review in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ahmad ParvinianDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA. parvinian.ahmad@mayo.edu.
Rebecca HibbertDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
A Nicholas KurupDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Adam WeisbrodDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Percutaneous image-guided interventions are minimally invasive alternatives to surgery for diagnosis and management of various abdominal disease processes. However, persistent misconceptions about these procedures continue to hinder their appropriate use. This review addresses common myths that can lead to unnecessary treatment delays or use of more invasive interventions, including concerns about the safety of splenic biopsy, rigid contraindications for antiplatelet medication use, bleeding risks with direct liver mass puncture, tumor seeding from renal biopsies, complications from multiple liver biopsy passes, and increased risk of liver biopsy in the setting of ascites. By clarifying these issues, this article aims to promote evidence-based use of percutaneous procedures.

Indexed as

AbdomenImage-Guided BiopsyRadiography, InterventionalHumansBiopsyComplicationsDrainInterventionMisconceptions

Identifiers

PMID40844595

What Socratic holds

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