Background The diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine-needle
aspiration (FNA) is variable, and partly dependent upon rapid onsite evaluation (ROSE) by a …

Background and objective EUS-FNA of pancreatic lesion has been put into clinical use
widely in many centers. The present meta-analysis was conducted to study the diagnostic …

BACKGROUND: To overcome limitations of cytology, biopsy needles have been developed
to procure histologic samples during EUS. OBJECTIVE: To compare 22-gauge (G) FNA and …

Background and study aims Recently, a new Franseen design endoscopic ultrasound-
guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) needle was developed with the goal of providing …

Background and study aims: An endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle biopsy
(EUS-FNB) device using a core biopsy needle was developed to improve diagnostic …

Background and Aims EUS-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) sampling and FNA are
important methods for obtaining core tissues and cytologic aspirates. To improve the …

Objectives Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) using standard
needles has a high diagnostic value in the evaluation of solid pancreatic masses …

Methods: All 38 consecutive patients with pancreatic masses who underwent EUS-FNB
using a Franseen needle were investigated retrospectively to assess the efficacy and safety …

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) are relatively rare, but their incidence
has increased significantly in the last decades. Precise diagnosis and prognostic …

Background and aim: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are histologically
categorized according to the WHO 2010 classification by their mitotic index or Ki-67 index as …