Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition using 22 G versus 20 G procore needles in solid lesions: a pilot study

Background and aim Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) allows tissue acquisition from solid lesions. The endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) needle was developed to improve diagnostic yield by acquisition of histological core. The impact of the needle...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Altonbary, Hazem Hakim, Doaa Bakr, Ahmed El-Shamy, Wagdi Elkashef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=3;spage=266;epage=272;aulast=Altonbary