Novel design fine-needle biopsy needles are ready to take over the supremacy of fine-needle aspiration needles for sampling of solid pancreatic masses

Angels Ginès

doi:10.1055/a-1157-1657

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2020; 52(06): 427-428
DOI: 10.1055/a-1157-1657

Editorial

Novel design fine-needle biopsy needles are ready to take over the supremacy of fine-needle aspiration needles for sampling of solid pancreatic masses

Referring to Oppong KW et al. p. 454–461

Angels Ginès

Endoscopy Unit, Service of Gastroenterology, ICMDM, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

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