A: First, it is important to describe what a vague hypoechoic lesion of the pancreas means to an endosonographer (Figure 1). Any lesion that is large, well circumscribed, cystic, or distorts ...
Background and Aim: We report our single-centre experience with endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of solid pancreatic lesions with regard to clinical utility, diagnostic ...
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy seems to be safe and useful for enhancing the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration; however, further studies are needed to ...
An endoscopic procedure can improve the outlook for patients with a fairly common type of pancreatic lesion that is challenging to manage and that, if left untreated, can progress to cancer, according ...
OAK BROOK, Ill. – August 27, 2008 – Researchers from St. Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri report that EUS and EUS-FNA is 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms ...
During the study period, 547 EUS-FNA procedures were performed on 517 patients. Of the 547 procedure, 51 (9.32%) were multiple FNAs. Three patients were excluded from the analysis since EUS-FNA was ...
The use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is effective in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected pancreatic cancer; however, data on the incidence of major ...
An endoscopic procedure can improve the outlook for patients with a fairly common type of pancreatic lesion that is challenging to manage and that, if left untreated, can progress to cancer, according ...
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