title: A simple device for performing fine needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: A Simple reusable device has been fabricated from the barrel of the ten ml plastic disposable syringe to hold the piston of 20 ml disposable syringe for Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC), in position of full retraction so as to produce continuous negative pressure inside. The device has been found very satisfactory inexpensive and has special relevance to situations where the standard syringe holder is not available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shukla
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design