Objectives This consensus was developed by the Asian EUS Group (AEG), who aimed to
formulate a set of practice guidelines addressing various aspects of endoscopic ultrasound …

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 …

Since its introduction, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine needle aspiration and fine
needle biopsy have become an indispensable tool for the diagnosis of lesions within the …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is speculated to become the second leading cause of
cancer-related mortality by 2030, a high mortality rate considering the number of cases …

Methods Consecutive patients who underwent EUS-FNA or EUS-FNB for solid pancreatic
lesions between October 2014 and March 2018 were retrospectively studied. The tissue …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided tissue acquisition (TA) by EUS-guided
fine needle aspiration (FNA) or fine needle biopsy (FNB) is a standard diagnostic procedure …

Introduction After a failed percutaneous ultrasound (US)-guided sampling, it is
recommended that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided tissue acquisition (TA) be …

We assessed the rapid on-line evaluation (ROLE) protocol as a modification to the
conventional rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) in the diagnostic performance improvement in …

Background and study aims: Techniques to optimize endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue
acquisition (EUS-TA) in a variety of lesion types have not yet been established. The primary …

Methods One hundred twenty-seven consecutive patients undergoing EUS–guided FNB of
any solid lesion were randomized to use either a Franseen or fork-tip needle in a 1: 1 ratio …