Effectiveness of introducing a 20-gauge core biopsy needle with a core trap in EUS-FNA/B for diagnosing pancreatic cancer.
Shunsuke WatanabeJun MiyoshiMasao TokiKomei KambayashiShuichi KitadaTakeshi NosakaTomoyuki GotoHirotaka OtaKazushige OchiaiKoichi GondoNobuhito IkeuchiShujiro TsujiKenji NakamuraJunji ShibaharaTadakazu HisamatsuPublished in: BMC gastroenterology (2021)
The PC20 showed better diagnostic capability than the PC22. The diagnostic efficacy was similar between the PC20 and AC22. The high histological accuracy of the PC20 could be advantageous for lesions in which histological assessment is critical.