BACKGROUND: An EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) and a therapeutic ERCP are frequently
required for the evaluation of patients who were seen for an obstructing periampullary …

BACKGROUND: The clinical utility of EUS-FNA is debated in patients with obstructive
jaundice (ObJ) because of a very high pretest probability of pancreatobiliary malignancy …

Context Individuals with suspected malignant biliary obstruction commonly undergo ERCP
for drainage and tissue sampling via biliary brushings. EUS with EUS-FNA facilitates staging …

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of a focal pancreatic mass in the setting of chronic pancreatitis
(CP) is a diagnostic challenge. The objectives of the study were to compare the diagnostic …

BACKGROUND: Incidental findings of an enlarged head of pancreas (HOP) or dilated
pancreatic duct (PD) with or without a dilated common bile duct (CBD) on CT or magnetic …

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing pancreatic cancer by EUS-FNA is a potentially appealing
alternative to percutaneous biopsy. AIM: To compare EUS-FNA with CT or US-guided FNA …

Abstract Background and Aim Few studies compared endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)‐guided
fine needle aspiration (EUS‐FNA) with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated the impact of biliary stents on EUS-guided
FNA. AIM: To compare diagnostic yield of EUS-FNA in patients with or without biliary stents …

Objective: Patients frequently present with suspected pancreatic neoplasm based on a focal
pancreatic lesion on computed tomographic (CT) scan/magnetic resonance image (MRI) but …

Background Both EUS and ERCP sampling techniques may provide tissue diagnoses in
suspected malignant biliary obstruction. However, there are scant data comparing these 2 …