Background and study aims: It is uncertain if needle gauge impacts the diagnostic accuracy
of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of pancreatic mass …

Background and objective EUS-FNA of pancreatic lesion has been put into clinical use
widely in many centers. The present meta-analysis was conducted to study the diagnostic …

For routine EUS-guided sampling of solid masses and lymph nodes (LNs) ESGE
recommends 25G or 22G needles (high quality evidence, strong recommendation); fine …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions remains challenging
despite advancement in imaging technologies. EUS has the benefit of being a minimally …

This article is the second of a two-part publication that expresses the current view of the
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) about endoscopic ultrasound …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of pancreatic
masses is an established procedure for obtaining a pathological specimen. However …

OBJECTIVES: A large-caliber needle such as a 19-gauge needle may help overcome the
limitations of a 22-gauge needle by acquiring a larger amount of tissue sample. However …

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has gained wide acceptance as an important, minimally
invasive diagnostic tool in gastroenterology, pulmonology, visceral surgery and oncology …

BACKGROUND: Current limitations of EUS-guided FNA include the need for multiple
passes and on-site cytology assessment and lack of core specimen. Recently, a new 25 …

Results: Qualitative analysis of the recorded videos revealed a kappa value of 0.72. Intra-
observer variability analysis revealed that the single measure intraclass correlation ranged …