The 22-gauge core needle is not optimal for endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy

Endoscopy 2020; 52(02): 157
DOI: 10.1055/a-1031-9504

Letter to the editor

Shaffer R. S. Mok

¹Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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David L. Diehl

²Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Bradley D. Confer

²Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Amitpal S. Johal

²Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Harshit S. Khara

²Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

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