Use of suction during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy of solid pancreatic lesions with a Franseen-tip needle: a pilot comparative trial
Conclusions We found a higher diagnostic yield with the use of suction. It was associated with a higher degree of sample blood contamination that did not affect the diagnostic performance. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text
Source: Endoscopy International Open - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Costa-Moreira, Pedro Vilas-Boas, Filipe Martins, Diana Moutinho-Ribeiro, Pedro Lopes, Susana Lopes, Joanne Barroca, Helena Macedo, Guilherme Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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