Assessment of Factors Affecting the Usefulness and Diagnostic Yield of Core Biopsy Needles with a Side Hole in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration
Background/AimsA barbed puncture needle with a side hole was recently developed to improve sample quality and quantity in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). In this study, we retrospectively assessed the usefulness of this puncture needle.Methods : Factors affecting diagn...
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| Language: | English |
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Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Gut and Liver |
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| Online Access: | http://gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl14249 |