Pathologic evaluation of a new endoscopic ultrasound needle designed to obtain core tissue samples: A pilot study

DG Adler, B Witt, B Chadwick, J Wells… - Endoscopic …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Materials and Methods: Analysis of the first 15 patients undergoing EUS-FNA with the Shark
Core needle was performed and it was compared to EUS-FNA in 15 patients who underwent …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic lesions guided by endoscopic ultrasound elastography

A Facciorusso, M Martina, RV Buccino… - Annals of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Real-time elastography (RTE) may increase the diagnostic accuracy of fine-
needle aspiration guided by endoscopic ultrasound. The aim of this study was to establish …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing diagnostic yield for EUS-guided sampling of solid pancreatic lesions: a technical review

BR Weston, MS Bhutani - Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has a higher diagnostic
accuracy for pancreatic cancer than other techniques. This article will review the current …

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
Objectives. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is widely
performed for pancreatic masses. The 25-gauge needle (25G) might be easier to be …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of the efficiency of 22G versus 25G needles in EUS-FNA for solid pancreatic mass assessment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

HG Guedes, DTH Moura, RB Duarte, MAC Cordero… - Clinics, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Our aim in this study was to compare the efficiency of 25G versus 22G needles in
diagnosing solid pancreatic lesions by EUS-FNA. We performed a systematic review and …

EUS-guided FNA of solid pancreas tumors

MK Hasan, RH Hawes - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North …, 2012 - Elsevier
Although endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is considered superior to MRI and CT in
detecting pancreatic masses, it is the ability to target and place a needle into suspicious …

Comparison between three types of needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition of pancreatic solid masses: A multicenter observational study

MJ Yang, J Kim, SW Park, JH Cho, EJ Kim, YN Lee… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
It is debatable which needle has clear superiority of diagnostic performance in endoscopic
ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) of solid pancreatic masses. This study …

Randomized trial comparing the flexible 19G and 25G needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pancreatic mass lesions

J Ramesh, JY Bang, S Hebert-Magee, J Trevino… - Pancreas, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Although a large gauge needle can procure more tissue at endoscopic
ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), its advantage over smaller needles is …

Multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing the performance of 22 gauge versus 25 gauge EUS–FNA needles in solid masses

P Vilmann, A SĂftoiu, S Hollerbach… - Scandinavian Journal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background and aims. Few randomized studies have assessed the clinical performance of
25-gauge (25G) needles compared with 22-gauge (22G) needles during endoscopic …

Objective assessment of an algorithmic approach to EUS-guided FNA and interventions

JY Bang, J Ramesh, J Trevino, MA Eloubeidi… - Gastrointestinal …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Despite an increasing number of procedures being performed, there is no
consensus on an optimal approach to EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) or interventions …