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  • Comparative diagnostic perf...
    Gkolfakis, Paraskevas; Crinò, Stefano Francesco; Tziatzios, Georgios; Ramai, Daryl; Papaefthymiou, Apostolis; Papanikolaou, Ioannis S.; Triantafyllou, Konstantinos; Arvanitakis, Marianna; Lisotti, Andrea; Fusaroli, Pietro; Mangiavillano, Benedetto; Carrara, Silvia; Repici, Alessandro; Hassan, Cesare; Facciorusso, Antonio

    Gastrointestinal endoscopy, June 2022, 2022-Jun, 2022-06-00, 20220601, Letnik: 95, Številka: 6
    Journal Article

    Evidence is limited on the comparative diagnostic performance of newer end-cutting fine-needle biopsy (FNB) needles for tissue sampling of pancreatic masses. We performed a systematic review with network meta-analysis to compare the diagnostic accuracy of available FNB needles for sampling of solid pancreatic lesions. A systematic literature review (Medline and Cochrane Database) was conducted for studies evaluating the accuracy of newer FNB needles in adults undergoing EUS-guided sampling of solid pancreatic masses. The primary outcome was diagnostic accuracy. Secondary outcomes were sample adequacy, diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and adverse event rate. We performed pairwise and network meta-analyses and appraised the quality of evidence using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methodology. Overall, 16 RCTs (1934 patients) were identified. On network meta-analysis, Franseen needles (Acquire; Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Mass, USA) significantly outperformed reverse-bevel needles (risk ratio RR, 1.21 95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.05-1.40 for accuracy and 1.31 95% CI, 1.05-1.22 for adequacy) and FNA needles (RR, 1.21 95% CI, 1.01-1.25 for accuracy and 1.07 95% CI, 1.02-1.13 for adequacy). Likewise, the Fork-tip needle (SharkCore; Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) was significantly superior to the reverse-bevel needle (RR, 1.17 95% CI, 1.03-1.33 for accuracy and 1.09 95% CI, 1.02-1.16 for adequacy) and to the FNA needle (RR, 1.09 95% CI, 1.01-1.19 for accuracy and 1.03 95% CI, 1.01-1.07 for adequacy). Other comparisons did not achieve statistical significance. As a consequence, Franseen (surface under the cumulative ranking score, .89 for accuracy and .94 for adequacy) and Fork-tip needles (surface under the cumulative ranking score, .76 for accuracy and .73 for adequacy) ranked as the 2 highest-performing FNB needles. When considering different needle sizes, 25-gauge Franseen and 25-gauge Fork-tip needles were not superior to 22-gauge reverse-bevel needles (RR, 1.18 95% CI, .96-1.46 and 1.04 95% CI, .62-1.52). None of the tested needles was significantly superior to the other FNB devices or to FNA needles when rapid onsite cytologic evaluation was available. Franseen and Fork-tip needles, particularly 22-gauge size, showed the highest performance for tissue sampling of pancreatic masses, with low confidence in estimates. Display omitted