Background and Aims Variable diagnostic performance of sampling techniques during EUS-
guided tissue acquisition of solid pancreatic masses based on needle type (FNA versus fine …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided tissue acquisition is extensively used, but
the optimal sampling device is still a matter of debate. We performed meta-analyses on …

1 ESGE recommends that, where there is a suspicion of eosinophilic esophagitis, at least six
biopsies should be taken, two to four biopsies from the distal esophagus and two to four …

Background National guidelines recommend genomic profiling of tumor tissue to guide
precision therapy. We compared the specimen adequacy for genomic profiling and yield of …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the
standard in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions, in particular when combined with rapid …

Background and Aims Several studies have compared EUS-guided FNA with fine-needle
biopsy (FNB), but none have proven superiority. We performed a multicenter randomized …

Background A novel fork-tip fine-needle biopsy (FNB) needle has recently been introduced
for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided sampling. The aim of this study was to compare the …

Pancreatic cancer is a challenging disease with a low 5-year survival rate. There are areas
for improvement in the tools used for screening, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment selection …

Considerable progress has been made recently in the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided
fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) to diagnose intra-luminal gastrointestinal lesions and …

Robust data in favor of clear superiority of 22G fine-needle biopsy (FNB) over 22G FNA for
an echoendoscopic-guided sampling of pancreatic masses are lacking. The objective of this …