… No definitive endosonographic finding can predict the optimal number of passes for
diagnostic yield. Preparation of good smears and communication with the cytopathologist are …

… the optimal number of needle passes with a 25-gauge needle for solid pancreatic lesions…
If these assessments are reliable, it will have the potential to optimize the number of needle …

… has to determine the optimal number of samples required … optimal number of passes for
pancreatic masses (sensitivity and specificity of 83% and 100%), whereas 5 passes are optimal …

… the diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses, and is the best initial … the needle, the appropriate
number of needle passes and the … its maximum diagnostic yield for solid pancreatic masses. …

… The optimal number of passes through a solid pancreatic lesion with a 22G FNB needle …
to determine the optimal number of needle passes during EUS-FNB of solid pancreatic lesions, …

… pancreas and of solid pancreatic masses and to determine whether the measurement of
these parameters can help to characterize solid pancreatic masses. … , the optimal number and …

… diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNB of solid pancreatic lesions using a 22G Franseen needle.
… to solid pancreatic lesions and no information was provided about extra-pancreatic masses. …

… Instead of 22-gauge needle that had been most used worldwide, newly developed 25-gauge
needle has come into increasing use in EUS-FNA for solid pancreatic lesions. The 25-…

… pancreas is the most challenging organ to sample during EUS, this study included only
patients with solid pancreatic mass lesions. … Optimal number of EUS-guided fine needle passes …

… EUS is considered one of the best methods for the detection of pancreatic nodule, especially
for small ones (2 cm or less) and for histopathologic sampling allowing definitive diagnosis. …