Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy with or without macroscopic on-site evaluation: a randomized controlled noninferiority trial

Authors: Benedetto Mangiavillano, Stefano Francesco Crinò, Antonio Facciorusso, Francesco Di Matteo, Carmelo Barbera, Alberto Larghi, Gianenrico Rizzatti, Silvia Carrara, Marco Spadaccini, Francesco Auriemma, Carlo Fabbri, Cecilia Binda, Chiara Coluccio, Gianmarco Marocchi, Teresa Staiano, Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi, Laura Bernardoni, Leonardo Henri Eusebi, Giovanna Grazia Cirota, Germana De Nucci, Serena Stigliano, Gianpiero Manes, Giacomo Bonanno, Andrew Ofosu, Laura Lamonaca, Danilo Paduano, Federica Spatola, Alessandro Repici

Published: 2022-08-31

DOI: 10.1055/a-1915-5263

Source: Full article


Abstract

Background The advantage of using the macroscopic on-site evaluation (MOSE) technique during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) performed with 22G Franseen needles has not been investigated. We aimed to compare EUS-FNB with MOSE vs. EUS-FNB performed with three needle passes.