@article{db8a4ae240da4ccfac913b90e19debf5,
title = "A prospective randomized controlled study comparing EUS Sonopsy CY(R) and 22-gauge biopsy needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic mass lesions",
abstract = "Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a standard procedure for precise histological diagnosis of pancreas tumors, but it is sometimes difficult to obtain adequate specimens. EUS Sonopsy CY{\textregistered} is a newly designed needle with original features. This randomized study will compare the tissue collection rate of EUS Sonopsy CY{\textregistered} to that of a conventional needle in EUS-FNA. The major eligibility criteria are as follows: Patients with a pancreatic mass referred for EUSFNA; age ≥20 years, and performance status < 4. The primary outcome is the tissue collection rate. This study will elucidate the efficacy of EUS Sonopsy CY{\textregistered}.",
keywords = "Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration, Menghini type needle tip, Pancreatic cancer",
author = "Sho Mizukawa and Hironari Kato and Shinichiro Muro and Yutaka Akimoto and Daisuke Uchida and Takeshi Tomoda and Kazuyuki Matsumoto and Naoki Yamamoto and Shigeru Horiguchi and Koichiro Tsutsumi and Hiroyuki Okada and Hirofumi Inoue and Noriyuki Tanaka",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 by Okayama University Medical School.",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
volume = "70",
pages = "417--420",
journal = "Acta Medica Okayama",
issn = "0386-300X",
publisher = "Okayama University",
number = "5",
}
