Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle biopsy alone vs. EUS-guided fine needle aspiration with rapid onsite evaluation in pancreatic lesions: a multicenter randomized trial.
Yen-I ChenAvijit ChatterjeeRobert BergerYonca KanberJonathan WyseEric LamIan GanManon AugerSana KenshilJennifer TelfordFergal DonnellanJames QuinlanGregory LutzakFatma AlshamsiJosee ParentKevin WaschkeAdel AlghamdiJeffrey BarkunPeter MetrakosProsanto ChaudhuryMyriam MartelAlastair DorreenKristen CandidoCorey MillerViviane AdamAlan BarkunGeorge ZogopoulosClarence WongPublished in: Endoscopy (2021)
EUS-FNB alone is non-inferior to EUS-FNA + ROSE and is associated with fewer needle passes, shorter procedure time, and excellent histological yield at comparable cost.