Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid and cystic lesions of the pancreas -A retrospective comparison with postoperative histology

Objectives Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a commonly used diagnostic method for pancreatic lesions and its results affect therapy decsions regularily. Therefore, we aimed to retrospectivly determine the diagnostic yield of EUS-FNA for pancreatic solid and cystic masses at our clinic.

Source: Pancreatology - June 1, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ludmila Volovnik-Jose, Lenika Calavrezos, Carsten J äger, Cristoph Schlag, Roland M. Schmid, Gregor Weirich, Helmut Friess, Güralp Ceyhan Tags: 6. Endoscopy Source Type: research