Utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis

Volume: 08, Issue: 12, Pages: E1855 - E1861
Published: Nov 27, 2020
Abstract
Background and study aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) performs poorly in the histological diagnosis of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). The aim of this study was to assess the performance of fine-needle biopsy (FNB) comparing reverse bevel (RB) and fork-tip (FT) needles. Patients and methods A retrospective study of prospectively maintained databases was performed. Patients with a final diagnosis of type...
Paper Details
Title
Utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis
Published Date
Nov 27, 2020
Volume
08
Issue
12
Pages
E1855 - E1861
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