Slow-pull technique yields better quality smears: prospective comparison of slow-pull and standard suction techniques of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.

CONCLUSIONS: SP technique yields better quality smears independently from tumors characteristics; however, it shows significant examiner-dependency. SS technique reduces the diagnostic accuracy of sampling in extrapancreatic tumors. PMID: 33016159 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33016159?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - October 7, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research