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A randomized clinical trial comparing 22G and 25G needles in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid lesions

DOI

99

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2011

Year

Lorenzo Camellini, Gabriele Carlinfante, Francesco Azzolini, V. Iori, Maurizio Cavina, Giuliana Sereni, F. Decembrino, C. Gallo, Ione Tamagnini, Riccardo Valli,
Endoscopy

Abstract

Our study failed to demonstrate that the 25G is more effective than the 22G needle in EUS-FNA of solid lesions. However, targeting of lesions in the distal duodenum may be simplified by using the 25G needle.