ArticleBMC gastroenterology2021
Utility of a 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle with the rolling method for an endoscopic ultrasound-guided histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis: a retrospective study.
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- The diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in autoimmune pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of 19-gauge aspiration needles versus 20-gauge forward-bevel needles for diagnosing autoimmune pancreatitis: a single-centre randomised controlled trial.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Trial
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- 19-Gauge Versus 22-Gauge Franseen Needles, Comparison of the Histological Diagnostic Capability of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Biopsy for Autoimmune Pancreatitis: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Tissue Sampling: Lesion Assessment, Needles, and Techniques.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Comparison of the novel Franseen needle versus the fine-needle aspiration needle in endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition for cancer gene panel testing: A propensity score-matching analysis.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2023Article
- Biopsy diagnosis of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis: Does it bring a conclusion or confusion?DEN open · 2022Review
- The Role of EUS-Guided FNA and FNB in Autoimmune Pancreatitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe histological diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) by an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided approach is still challenging.
methodsWe investigated the utility of the 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle with the rolling method for the histological diagnosis of AIP, in comparison with conventional 22-gauge needles. Among total 28 patients, rate of definitive histological diagnosis, acquired sample area of tissue, rate of histopathological diagnosis of AIP, and adverse events were retrospectively analyzed.
resultsDefinitive histological diagnoses were successfully accomplished in all 14 patients (100%) treated with a Menghini-type needle, and in 57% of cases (8/14) treated with conventional 22-gauge needles (P < 0.001). The median sample area of the tissue, except for blood contamination, was remarkably larger by the Menghini-type needle than by conventional-type needles (6.2 [IQR, 4.5-8.8] versus 0.7 [IQR, 0.2-2.0] mm
conclusionEUS-guided rolling method with the 21-gauge Menghini-type biopsy needle is useful for the histopathological diagnosis of AIP, due to its abundant acquisition of good-quality tissue from the pancreas.
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