Factors associated with diagnostic accuracy, technical success and adverse events of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

De-Feng LiJian-Yao WangMei-Feng YangFeng XiongDing-Guo ZhangZheng-Lei XuMin-Han LuoZhen-Dong JingKai-Xuan WangLi-Sheng WangJun Yao

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy is a feasible and safe procedure for lesions within or adjacent to the digestive tract. Biopsy using 22G needle could increase the diagnostic accuracy rate and technical success rate and decrease adverse event rate during the FNB procedure.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
air pollution
minimally invasive
emergency department
electronic health record