Histologic retrieval rate of a newly designed side-bevelled 20G needle for EUS-guided tissue acquisition of solid pancreatic lesions.
Elia ArmelliniErminia ManfrinElena TrisoliniSilvano AndornoMarco BallarèLaura BernardoniRenzo Luciano BoldoriniArmando GabbrielliLuca FrulloniAlberto LarghiPietro OcchipintiAldo ScarpaStefano Francesco CrinòPublished in: United European gastroenterology journal (2018)
Both side-bevelled FNB needles achieved a high diagnostic sensitivity. The 20G-side-bevelled needle obtained a significantly higher microcore retrieval rate.
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