Diagnostic yield of Franseen and Fork-Tip biopsy needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition: a meta-analysis

Background and study aims Although newer needle designs are thought to improve diagnostic outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy, there is limited evidence on their diagnostic performance. The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide a pooled estimate of the diagnostic performan...

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Main Authors: Antonio Facciorusso, Valentina Del Prete, Vincenzo Rosario Buccino, Purvi Purohit, Puneet Setia, Nicola Muscatiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0982-2997