Patients with radiographically diagnosed liver mass Liver mass, eus, eus needle, biopsy
Conditions
Interventions
A modified Menghini-type needle with a beveled side-slot near the needle tip with slot cutting edge directed forward 20-guage. The tissue extracted from this needle is classified as group A,A slot cut
Experimental Device,Experimental Device
20G antegrade bevel (group A),22G reverse bevel (group B)
Sponsors
Pancreas research unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants aged between 18 to 80 years old 2. Participants with solid liver mass in the position where it is possible to perform EUS-FNB via assessment with CT scan or MRI. 3. Participants are willing to participate in the study. 4. Participants presented no moderate to large amount of ascites. 5. Lesions from radiological examination show no characteristics of Hypervascular mass.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants who are pregnant 2. Participants with irreversible coagulation disorder 3. Participants whose vessels are situated between the position of the echoendoscope and the lesion, thus block the passage of the needle to the lesion site.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic accuracy rate of the needles immediately Percentage/McNemar's Z-test, 2-Sided Equality | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean length of whitish core tissue immediately centimeters/mean, SD,Tissue adequacy levels of groups A and B immediately Centimeters/McNemar's Z-test, 2-Sided Equality | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPradermchai Kongkam
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed