Title

Best Practices in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration

Authors

Authors

S. Varadarajulu; P. Fockens;R. H. Hawes

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.

Keywords

Cytopathology; Tissue Collection Procedure; Suction; Histology; SOLID PANCREATIC MASSES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; TERTIARY-REFERRAL; CENTER; IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION; EUS-FNA; TRUCUT NEEDLE; LEARNING-CURVE; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS; YIELD; Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Abstract

Over the past 2 decades, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration has evolved to become an indispensable tool for tissue acquisition in patients with gastrointestinal tumors. The technique is useful for biopsy of mucosal and submucosal lesions in which prior endoscopic biopsies have been nondiagnostic; to sample peri-intestinal structures such as lymph nodes; and to sample masses in the pancreas, liver, adrenal glands, gallbladder, and bile duct. Also, with the advent of neoadjuvant therapies for diseases such as pancreatic cancer, most patients require a tissue diagnosis before initiating treatment. This review provides a perspective on technical issues that are key for best practices in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.

Journal Title

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volume

10

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

697

Last Page

703

WOS Identifier

WOS:000306069300005

ISSN

1542-3565

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