Comparison of 19-gauge conventional and Franseen needles for the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy and classification of malignant lymphoma using endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration

• Main Authors: Mitsuru Okuno (Author), Keisuke Iwata (Author), Tsuyoshi Mukai (Author), Yusuke Kito (Author), Takuji Tanaka (Author), Naoki Watanabe (Author), Senji Kasahara (Author), Yuhei Iwasa (Author), Akihiko Sugiyama (Author), Youichi Nishigaki (Author), Yuhei Shibata (Author), Junichi Kitagawa (Author), Takuji Iwashita (Author), Eiichi Tomita (Author), Masahito Shimizu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) using a 19-gauge needle is an efficient sampling method for the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy. This study compared 19-gauge conventional and Franseen needles for the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy and classification of malign...