Best Practices in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration

    Authors

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

    Comments

    Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

    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

    Share

    COinS