A prospective randomized study of the difference in diagnostic yield between endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUSFNA) needles with and without a side port in pancreatic masses

A prospective randomized study of the difference in diagnostic yield between endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUSFNA) needles with and without a side port in pancreatic masses

Background and study aims: Two 22G needles with similar designs, apart from the absence (A) or presence of a side port (B), are available for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA). The side port was designed to increase diagnostic yield but this advantage was unproven. This...

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Main Authors: Tiing Leong Ang, Andrew Boon Eu Kwek, Dong Wan Seo, Woo Hyun Paik, Tsu-Yao Cheng, Hsiu-Po Wang, James Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-05-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1391964

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