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Gastroenterology Medicine & Research

EUS-Guided Micro-Forceps Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Lymphoma: A Case Series

Submission: July 17, 2020; Published: July 31, 2020

DOI: 10.31031/GMR.2020.05.000601

ISSN 2637-7632
Volume5 Issue1

Abstract

EUS-guided tissue acquisition has evolved into an effective endoscopic technique to diagnose lymphoma. Historically, EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) has been used with suboptimal diagnostic accuracy [1]. EUS-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) with core specimen acquisition has subsequently emerged as a potentially superior diagnostic procedure [2]. More recently, the Moray micro-forceps device (U.S. Endoscopy, Mentor, Ohio), a throughthe- needle biopsy forceps, has been approved for EUS-guided tissue acquisition of cystic lesions. In this case series, we explored the use of the micro-forceps to aid in the diagnosis of suspected lymphoma.

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