Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	30116
Country	United States

Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Is there a difference between 19G core biopsy needle and 22G core biopsy needle in diagnosing the correct etiology? - A meta-analysis and systematic review
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Manasa Kandula, Matthew L Bechtold, Kaninika Verma, Bhagat S Aulakh, Deepak Taneja and Srinivas R Puli
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Manasa Kandula, MD, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL 61614, United States. manasakandula14@gmail.com
Key Words	Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration; solid mass lesions; Endoscopic ultrasound; pancreatic mass; pancreatic cytology; core biopsies; 19G procore needle; Meta-analysis; Systematic review; 22G procore needle
Core Tip	Management of pancreatic solid mass lesions relies greatly on accuracy of diagnosis of these lesions. Procore fine needle biopsy needles have been found to have a diagnostic accuracy comparable to, if not better than the standard needles in diagnosing the intestinal and extra-intestinal mass lesions. Amongst the Procore needles, the 19G and 22G Procore needles have both been shown to obtain good quality core tissue samples but both have unique characteristics of their own. This meta-analysis compares the feasibility and accuracy of 19G and 22G Procore needles in determining the diagnosis of solid mass lesions.
Citation	Kandula M, Bechtold ML, Verma K, Aulakh BS, Taneja D, Puli SR. Is there a difference between 19G core biopsy needle and 22G core biopsy needle in diagnosing the correct etiology? - A meta-analysis and systematic review. World J Meta-Anal 2017; 5(2): 54-62

Received	2016-09-12 11:23
Peer-Review Started
To Make the First Decision	2016-09-13 14:07
Return for Revision	2016-09-13 20:00
Revised	2016-09-28 04:48
Second Decision	2016-12-07 16:36
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-12-14 16:50
Articles in Press	2016-12-14 16:50
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-04-18 11:18

ISSN	2308-3840 (online)
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