Does Suction Technique Make a Difference in EUS FNA of Pancreatic Lesions?

High negative pressure from a 50-cc syringe showed some benefits over normal negative pressure from a 10-cc syringe.

Endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration (EUS FNA) needles all come supplied with a 10-cc syringe to create negative pressure within the lumen of the needle, theoretically increasing sample size and tissue acquisition. In the current study, researchers retrospectively evaluated the comparative effectiveness of using suction created by a 10-cc syringe, which generates normal negative pressure (NNP), versus a 50-cc syringe, which should produce high negative pressure (HNP), for EUS FNA of pancreatic lesions.

Two hundred consecutive patients with solid pancreatic masses underwent their first two passes of EUS FNA using a standard 22-gauge needle, with use of NNP in 103 patients and HNP in 97. If additional passes were needed based on cytolo…

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Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

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Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

Does Suction Technique Make a Difference in EUS FNA of Pancreatic Lesions?

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