Benedetto Mangiavillano, Antonio Facciorusso, Francesco Maria Di Matteo, Carmelo Barbera, Alberto Larghi, Gianenrico Rizzatti, Silvia Carrara, Andrea Lisotti, Pietro Fusaroli, Luca De Luca, Milena Di Leo, Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi, Marco Spadaccini, Emanuele Dabizzi, Francesco Auriemma, Serena Stigliano, Daryl Ramai, Federica Calabrese, Erminia Manfrin, Danilo Paduano, Cesare Hassan, Alessandro Repici, Stefano Francesco Crinó
Background and study aims The optimal number of needle passes during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) is not yet established. We aimed to perform a per-pass analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNB of solid pancreatic lesions using a 22G Franseen needle. Patients and methods Consecutive patients with solid pancreatic lesions referred to 11 Italian centers were prospectively enrolled. Three needle passes were performed; specimens were collected after each pass and processed individually as standard histology following macroscopic on-site evaluation (MOSE) by the endoscopist...
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