Franseen versus fork-tip: Crowning the king of crown-cut needles?

EUS-guided tissue acquisition is a widely accepted and invaluable method for diagnosing masses within and adjacent to the upper GI tract and mediastinum. The first needle developed for this purpose had a simple design with a beveled tip and was mainly used to obtain cytologic material (FNA).1Vilmann P. Jacobsen G.K. Henriksen F.W. et al.Endoscopic ultrasonography with guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in pancreatic disease.Gastrointest...