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Brief Title: Trial Comparing 19 and 25-gauge EUS-FNA Needles
Official Title: Multi-Center Randomized Trial Comparing 19 and 25-gauge Needles for Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) of Solid Pancreatic Mass Lesions
Study ID: NCT01677312
Brief Summary: This study compares the 19G and 25G needles for procuring tissue samples from the pancreas during Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) procedures.
Detailed Description: The study compares the median number of passes to establish a definitive diagnosis using the 19G or 25G needles. Also, the ability of both needles to procure a histological core tissue is assessed.
Minimum Age: 19 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida, United States
Name: shyam varadarajulu, MD
Affiliation: Florida Hospital Center for Interventional Endoscopy
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR