Transabdominal ultrasound-guided pancreatic biopsy: a neglected but safe, effective and inexpensive procedure that needs to be re-juvinalized

For solid pancreatic masses, ultrasound endoscopic fine-needle biopsy is suggested as the front-line investigation for tissue achievement, notwithstanding the optimal performance of transabdominal ultrasound (TUS)-guided biopsy. To reassess the efficacy and effectiveness of TUS-guided sampling and to determine the factors predictive of accurate histology. In total, 142 patients with an indication for a TUS-guided biopsy of a pancreatic mass were...