EUS-guided FNA for biliary disease as first-line modality to obtain histological evidence

Conclusions:
Our results suggest that EUS-FNA can be safely performed for biliary disease without biliary stenting. Furthermore, this procedure may warrant use as the first-line diagnostic method, although our results need to be validated in future prospective studies.

Source: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology - April 11, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Onda, S., Ogura, T., Kurisu, Y., Masuda, D., Sano, T., Takagi, W., Fukunishi, S., Higuchi, K. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research