A novel flexible cryoprobe for EUS-guided pancreatic biopsies. First results of a blinded, controlled animal study
D von Renteln, A Quaas, U Denzer, T Rösch, M Szyrach, M Enderle, C Crostack, S Haas, C Trepte, D Reutter, G Schachschal · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2011 · Heft 08
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Background: Endoscopic-ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is an established technique for diagnosis of pancreatic diseases with tissue diagnosis mostly made on the basis of cytology Aim of this study was to evalutate a novel EUS cryoprobe to gain histology from pancreatic biopsy in comparison with FNA and rigid true-cut biopsy. Methods: This prospective blinded animal study was designed to compare a novel flexible cryoprobe (18G, Erbe, Tübingen, Germany) for pancreatic biopsies with a flexible FNA (19G) probe and a rigid true-cut biopsy (18G) probe in live anaesthetized pigs. All biopsies were pe…
