A trial comparing a 25-gauge EUS-FNA device with a 20-gauge EUS-FNB device

On February 17, 2019February 4, 2019 By GIEjournalIn GIE, InvestigationsLeave a comment

Post written by Priscilla A. van Riet, MD, from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Our study focused on the optimization of EUS-guided tissue sampling. For this, we compared the diagnostic performance of a newly designed FNB needle, the 20G ProCore needle with a forward-facing bevel, to …

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The 25G EUS-FNA needle

On December 5, 2014December 2, 2014 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Shyam Varadarajulu, MD from the Center for Interventional Endoscopy at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida, USA discusses his Original Article "The 25G EUS-FNA needle: Good for onsite but poor for offsite evaluation?" When rapid onsite cytology evaluation is not available, cell block is used as a technique for off-site interpretation of endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle aspiration …

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