A Comparative Study of 22G versus 19G Needles for EUS-Guided Biopsies for Parenchymal Liver Disease: Are Thinner Needles Better?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06165-x
Abstract: Background and Aims Data on comparative efficacy of various available endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy (EUS-LB) needles are limited. We sought to compare the performance of a novel Franseen-tip 22G fine-needle biopsy (FNB) device to that… read more here.
Keywords: longest fragment; tru cut; number; length longest ... See more keywords
Role of endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy: a Meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2021.2025420
Abstract: BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy (EUS-LB) is an evolving technique. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to evaluate the value of EUS-LB for parenchymal and focal liver lesions. Besides, we aimed to assess the influences of… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; specimen adequacy; endoscopic ultrasound; liver biopsy ... See more keywords