A prospective randomized study of the difference in diagnostic yield between endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUSFNA) needles with and without a side port in pancreatic masses

Background and study aims: Two 22G needles with similar designs, apart from the absence (A) or presence of a side port (B), are available for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA). The side port was designed to increase diagnostic yield but this advantage was unproven. This...

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Autores principales: Ang, Tiing Leong, Kwek, Andrew Boon Eu, Seo, Dong Wan, Paik, Woo Hyun, Cheng, Tsu-Yao, Wang, Hsiu-Po, Lau, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4554507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26356802
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1391964

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