Impact of wet suction on specimen quality and diagnostic accuracy in EUS-guided tissue acquisition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Published online on June 23, 2026
Abstract
Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Volume 19, January-December 2026.
Background and aims:Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) is critical for diagnosing solid lesions. The wet-suction technique, which pre-fills the needle lumen with saline, has been proposed to improve specimen quality compared with ...
Background and aims:Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) is critical for diagnosing solid lesions. The wet-suction technique, which pre-fills the needle lumen with saline, has been proposed to improve specimen quality compared with ...