Utility of a 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle with the rolling method for an endoscopic ultrasound-guided histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: a retrospective study

Utility of a 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle with the rolling method for an endoscopic ultrasound-guided histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: a retrospective study

Abstract Background The histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) by an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided approach is still challenging. Methods We investigated the utility of the 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle with the rolling method for the histological diagnosis of AIP, in co...

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Main Authors: Koichiro Tsutsumi, Toru Ueki, Yasuhiro Noma, Kunihiro Omonishi, Kyotaro Ohno, Soichiro Kawahara, Takashi Oda, Hironari Kato, Hiroyuki Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
EUS-FNB
ICDC
Sample area
Good-quality tissue
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01590-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01590-8

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