A 19-Gauge Histology Needle Versus a 19-Gauge Standard Needle in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Solid Lesions: A Multicenter Randomized Comparison Study (GREATER Study)

Takuji Iwashita*, Yousuke Nakai, Tsuyoshi Mukai, Osamu Togawa, Saburo Matsubara, Yuichiro Hatano, Akira Hara, Mariko Tanaka, Junji Shibahara, Masashi Fukayama, Hiroyuki Isayama, Ichiro Yasuda

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Abstract

Background: The necessity of histological analysis is increasing. A 19-gauge histology needle (PC19) in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has recently been developed and has shown high yields of tissue acquisition and histological diagnosis. Aims: To compare the histological diagnostic yield in single-pass EUS-FNA for solid lesions using PC19 and a standard 19-gauge needle (EC19). Patients and Methods: Consecutive patients with solid lesions were enrolled and underwent one pass with each of PC19 and EC19 for EUS-FNA with the randomized order of the needles. The primary endpoint was the histological diagnostic accuracy. The secondary endpoints were the feasibility, yield of histological core, cytological and overall diagnostic accuracies, and adverse events. Subgroup analysis was performed for the optimal situation with PC19. Results: Of the 115 patients, 110 underwent EUS-FNA and five were excluded. EUS-FNA was performed from the esophagus in four, stomach in 80, or duodenum in 26. The final diagnosis was malignancy in 100 and benign in 10. The feasibility was 98.2 and 97.3% with PC19 and EC19, respectively (p = 1.00). The rate of presence of a histological core and the histological, cytological, and overall diagnostic accuracies for PC19 versus EC19 were 84.6 versus 80.9% (p = 0.593), 83.6 versus 73.6% (p = 0.099), 63.6 versus 56.4% (p = 0.335), and 90.0 versus 79.1% (p = 0.039), respectively. PC19 was favored in the trans-esophageal/gastric approaches to obtain a histological diagnosis (p = 0.013). Adverse events were observed in four patients. Conclusion: Single-pass EUS-FNA with PC19 was feasible and showed significantly higher overall diagnostic accuracy and an increased tendency towards histological diagnostic accuracy, especially with trans-esophageal/gastric FNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1043-1051
Number of pages9
JournalDigestive Diseases and Sciences
Volume63
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018/04/01

Keywords

  • Endoscopic ultrasound
  • Histology
  • ProCore
  • Reversed bevel

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology
  • Gastroenterology

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