Evaluation of the adequacy and diagnostic accuracy of the histology samples obtained with a newly designed 19-gauge EUS histology needle

Evaluation of the adequacy and diagnostic accuracy of the histology samples obtained with a newly designed 19-gauge EUS histology needle

Background: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is an accurate technique for sampling intraintestinal and extraintestinal lesions. However, cytology possesses certain limitations, which may be overcome if histological specimens are provided to the pathologist. Aim: The ai...

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Main Authors: Julio Iglesias-García, Ihab Abdulkader, Jose Lariño-Noia, J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Endoscopic ultrasound
Fine needle biopsy
Histology
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082014000100002&lng=en&tlng=en

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