EUS-guided sampling with 25G biopsy needle as a rescue strategy for diagnosis of small subepithelial lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract

Background and study aims This study was designed to evaluate the impact of additional tissue obtained with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided 25-gauge core biopsy needle (25G-PC) following an unsuccessful fine-needle biopsy (FNB) performed with larger-bore needles for the characterization of gastro...

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Main Authors: Filippo Antonini, Sara Giorgini, Lorenzo Fuccio, Lucia Angelelli, Giampiero Macarri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-07-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0603-3578