EUS-guided tissue acquisition: an evidence-based approach (with videos)

S Wani, VR Muthusamy, S Komanduri - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2014 - giejournal.org
EUS-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) by fine needle aspiration (FNA)(EUS-FNA) and fine-
needle biopsy (EUSFNB) have become integral to the diagnosis and staging of GI and other …

Needle size has only a limited effect on outcomes in EUS-guided fine needle aspiration: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KE Affolter, RL Schmidt, AP Matynia, DG Adler… - Digestive diseases and …, 2013 - Springer
Background Several recent studies have investigated the utility of 19-, 22-, and 25-gauge
needles in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS–FNA) of pancreatic …

EFSUMB guidelines on interventional ultrasound (INVUS), Part VI–Ultrasound-guided vascular interventions

C Jenssen, B Brkljacic, M Hocke… - Ultraschall in der …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
The sixth part of the Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound produced under the auspices of
the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) …

High and low negative pressure suction techniques in EUS-guided fine-needle tissue acquisition by using 25-gauge needles: a multicenter, prospective, randomized …

T Kudo, H Kawakami, T Hayashi, I Yasuda… - Gastrointestinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) has a high diagnostic accuracy for pancreatic
diseases. However, although most reports have typically focused on cytology, histological …

Stylet slow-pull versus standard suction for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic lesions: a multicenter randomized trial

P Saxena, M El Zein, T Stevens, A Abdelgelil… - …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Background and study aim Standard endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
(EUS-FNA) procedures involve use of no-suction or suction aspiration techniques. A new …

S2k-leitlinie qualitätsanforderungen in der gastrointestinalen endoskopie, AWMF Register Nr. 021–022

U Denzer, U Beilenhoff, A Eickhoff… - Zeitschrift für …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Parallel zum technischen Fortschritt in der Endoskopie und der Spezialisierung der
Mediziner hat sich ein spezialisierter Arbeitsplatz entwickelt, indem sich spezielle Pflege …

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
Background Robust data in favour of a clear superiority of 22 versus 25 Gauge needles for
endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration are still lacking. Objective We aimed to …

Best practices in endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine-needle aspiration

S Varadarajulu, P Fockens, RH Hawes - Clinical gastroenterology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the past 2 decades, endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine-needle aspiration has evolved
to become an indispensable tool for tissue acquisition in patients with gastrointestinal …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of solid pancreatic masses: the fine needle aspiration or fine needle biopsy dilemma. Is the best needle yet to come?

CB Conti, F Cereatti, R Grassia - World Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is currently the standard of care for sampling pancreatic solid
masses by using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). The accuracy of the technique is reported to …

Prospective study for comparison of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition using 25-and 22-gauge core biopsy needles in solid pancreatic masses

SW Park, MJ Chung, SH Lee, HS Lee, HJ Lee, JY Park… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims Although thicker needles theoretically allow more tissue to be
collected, their decreased flexibility can cause mechanical damage to the endoscope …