Open AccessUtility of a 20G needle with a core trap in EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy for gastric submucosal tumors: A multicentric prospective trial
Author(s) -
Ken Kamata,
Akira Kurita,
Satoru Yasukawa,
Yasutaka Chiba,
Hiroko Nebiki,
Masanori Asada,
Hiroaki Yasuda,
Hideyuki Shiomi,
Takeshi Ogura,
Makoto Takaoka,
Noriyuki Hoki,
Reiko Ashida,
Minoru Shigekawa,
Akio Yanagisawa,
Masatoshi Kudo,
Masayuki Kitano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/eus-d-20-00171
Subject(s) - medicine , gist , concordance , prospective cohort study , biopsy , radiology , mitotic index , endoscopic ultrasound , stromal cell , mitosis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Differential diagnosis to estimate the malignant potential of gastric submucosal tumor (g-SMT) is important for decision-making. This study evaluated the use of a 20G needle with a core trap for EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) for g-SMT.