A 19-Gauge Histology Needle Versus a 19-Gauge Standard Needle in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Solid Lesions: A Multicenter Randomized Comparison Study (GREATER Study).

Takuji IwashitaYousuke NakaiTsuyoshi MukaiOsamu TogawaSaburo MatsubaraYuichiro HatanoAkira HaraMariko TanakaJunji ShibaharaMasashi FukayamaHiroyuki IsayamaIchiro Yasuda

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2018)

Single-pass EUS-FNA with PC19 was feasible and showed significantly higher overall diagnostic accuracy and an increased tendency towards histological diagnostic accuracy, especially with trans-esophageal/gastric FNA.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
double blind
open label
placebo controlled
phase iii
cross sectional
randomized controlled trial
phase ii