Macroscopic visible core length can predict the histological sample quantity in endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition: Multicenter prospective study.
Junichi KanekoHirotoshi IshiwatariKeiko SasakiIchiro YasudaKosuke TakahashiJohji ImuraTakuji IwashitaShinya UemuraYuichiro HatanoTatsuhiko MiyazakiTatsunori SatohJunya SatoKazuma IshikawaPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2021)
Measuring MVC length to predict histological sample quantity on MOSE may be of clinical significance during EUS-TA using a 22-G Franseen needle. It may be an effective method, particularly while submitting samples for NGS. Registration: University Hospital Medical Information Network Trials Registry (UMIN000036528).