Open AccessA retrospective histological comparison of EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy using a novel franseen needle and a conventional end-cut type needle
Author(s) -
Shuntaro Mukai,
Takao Itoi,
Hiroshi Yamaguchi,
Takayoshi Tsuchiya,
Reina Tanaka,
Ryosuke Tonozuka,
Megumi Honjo,
Masatoshi Fujita,
Kenjiro Yamamoto,
Yukitoshi Matsunami,
Yasufumi Asai,
Takashi Kitaoka
Publication year - 2019
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.eus_11_18
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle biopsy , pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , biopsy , radiology , adenocarcinoma , fine needle aspiration , needle biopsy , pancreatic cancer , nuclear medicine , cancer
Recently, a 22G Franseen needle for EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) with three novel symmetric heels has been developed to adequately obtain a core tissue.