Multicenter, randomized comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of 19-gauge stainless steel and nitinol-based needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy of solid pancreatic masses.

Alexander HannSonja EppLothar VeitsUlrich RosienJulian SiegelOliver MöschlerWolfram BohleAlexander Meining

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2019)

Usage of a nitinol-based 19-G needle failed to present a significant superior accuracy compared with a stainless steel needle in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy of solid pancreatic lesions.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
air pollution
double blind
magnetic resonance imaging
clinical trial
placebo controlled
computed tomography
magnetic resonance