Feasibility and Accuracy of Transduodenal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Solid Lesions Using a 19-Gauge Flexible Needle: A Multicenter Study

• Main Authors: Germana de Nucci (Author), Maria Chiara Petrone (Author), Nicola Imperatore (Author), Edoardo Forti (Author), Roberto Grassia (Author), Silvia Giovanelli (Author), Laura Ottaviani (Author), Vincenzo Mirante (Author), Giuseppe Sabatino (Author), Carlo Fabbri (Author), Mauro Manno (Author), Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono (Author), Gianpiero Manes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the go-to method for obtaining samples from gastrointestinal tract and pancreatic lesions. When the transduodenal approach is utilized, the use of a more flexible needle, such as a nitinol 19-gauge (G) needle, has been...