Comparison of Fork-tip and Franseen needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in pancreatic solid lesions: A propensity-matched analysis.
Akashi FujitaShomei RyozawaYuki TanisakaTomoya OgawaYoichi SaitoHiromune KatsudaKazuya MiyaguchiMasanori YasudaRyuichiro ArakiYumi MashimoTomoaki TashimaYuya NakanoRie TeradaRyuhei JinushiMasafumi MizuidePublished in: DEN open (2022)
In both groups, the diagnostic accuracy and histological quality were not significantly different. Additionally, there were no significant differences in the rate of operator changes. As both needles are useful, the choice of using either of them is equally good.