An experimental study to assess the best maneuver when using a reverse side-bevel histology needle for EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy

Background and study aims: Recently, ProCore™ was developed as an endoscopy ultrasound (EUS)-guided histology needle designed to address several current limitations of EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA). Nevertheless, tissue yield with the ProCore™ is not consistent. No standard technique has...

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Main Authors: Yamabe, Akane, Irisawa, Atsushi, Shibukawa, Goro, Hoshi, Koki, Fujisawa, Mariko, Igarashi, Ryo, Abe, Yoko, Imbe, Koh
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4713184/