Comparison of EUS-Guided 19-Gauge Trucut Needle Biopsy With EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration - Concepedia

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Comparison of EUS-Guided 19-Gauge Trucut Needle Biopsy With EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration

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2004

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Shyam Varadarajulu, Mostafa Fraig, Nathan Schmulewitz, Samuel T. Roberts, Stephan M. Wildi, R. Hawes, Brenda Hoffman, Michael B. Wallace

Abstract

The diagnostic accuracy of the new EUS-TNB is comparable to that of EUS-FNA. In our experience, the overall efficacy and safety profile of the Trucut needle appears modest.