Fine needle aspiration

M Wu, DE Burstein - Cancer investigation, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
… cutting needle biopsy, FNA utilizes 22- to 27-gauge needles. … by use of small-caliber needles
(smaller than 23 gauge). At … diagnosed by FNA with a 22-gauge needle were followed up. …

The diagnostic accuracy of 22-gauge and 25-gauge needles in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic lesions: a meta-analysis

MF Madhoun, SB Wani, A Rastogi, D Early… - …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
… if needle gauge impacts the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle
aspiration (… accuracy of EUS-FNA for pancreatic masses using 22 G and 25 G needles. …

The prospective randomized, controlled trial of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration using 22G and 19G aspiration needles for solid pancreatic or …

TJ Song, JH Kim, SS Lee, JB Eum… - Official journal of the …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
… a 19-gauge aspiration needle with that using a 22-gauge … -FNA with a 19-gauge aspiration
needle. Our primary outcome … a 19-gauge and a 22-gauge aspiration needle in the cytological …

… of the utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in pancreatic masses, using a 22-gauge or 25-gauge needle system: a multicenter …

TE Yusuf, S Ho, DA Pavey, H Michael, FG Gress - Endoscopy, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
needle size is optimal for EUS-FNA of pancreatic masses. We aimed to evaluate the
performance of the 22-gauge and 25-gauge needles … the 22-gauge and 25-gauge needle system …

A prospective, randomized trial comparing 25-gauge and 22-gauge needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic masses

JK Lee, KT Lee, ER Choi, TH Jang… - Scandinavian journal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… Recently, the 25-gauge needle (25G) was introduced and it was reported to be safe and
effective when compared with the 22-gauge needle (22G) by some pilot studies with small

Blinded prospective comparison of the performance of 22-gauge and 25-gauge needles in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the pancreas and …

JH Lee, J Stewart, WA Ross… - Digestive diseases and …, 2009 - Springer
… between 22- and 25-gauge FNA needles. The aim of this study was to compare sample
quality for 22- and 25-gauge needles in EUS-FNA of pancreatic and peripancreatic lesions. …

Optimal needle size for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology

A Tanaka, M Hirokawa, M Higuchi, R Kanematsu… - Endocrine …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
… Our results indicated that there was no significant difference between 22- and 25-gauge
needles in terms of the severity of pain during the procedure in this study. Additionally, we found …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound guided 22-gauge core needle with standard 25-gauge fine-needle aspiration for diagnosing solid pancreatic lesions

M Berzosa, N Villa, HB El-Serag, DV Sejpal… - Endoscopic …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
… Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the standard modality for
… a new EUS-guided 22-gauge core needle biopsy to a standard 25-gauge FNA in sampling …

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic lesions with 22 versus 25 Gauge needles: A meta-analysis

A Facciorusso, E Stasi, M Di Maso… - United European …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
… 295 sampled with 22 Gauge needle, 309 with 25 Gauge needle, and 128 with both needles).
… Our meta-analysis reveals non-superiority of 25 Gauge over 22 Gauge; hence no definitive …

… ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration with 22-and 25-gauge needles in solid pancreatic masses: a prospective comparative study with randomisation of needle …

C Fabbri, AM Polifemo, C Luigiano, V Cennamo… - Digestive and Liver …, 2011 - Elsevier
… sizes are available for collecting cytologic material: 25, 22 and 19 gauge. Theoretically, the
22 gauge and 19 gauge may collect larger samples but these may also involve an increased …