Onsite cytopathology evaluation and ancillary studies beneficial in EUS‐FNA of pancreatic, mediastinal, intra‐abdominal, and submucosal lesions

S Mehmood, A Jahan, A Loya… - Diagnostic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration cytology (EUS‐FNA) is
considered to be a minimally invasive and safe technique, with low complication rates, for …

Endoscopic sonographically guided fine‐needle aspiration yield in submucosal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract

V Arantes, R Logroño, S Faruqi, I Ahmed… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To study the yield of endoscopic ultrasonographically guided fine‐needle
aspiration cytologic examination in the diagnosis of submucosal masses. Methods. From …

Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound–fine-needle aspiration and endoscopic ultrasound–fine-needle biopsy for solid lesions in a multicenter, randomized trial

S Nagula, K Pourmand, H Aslanian, JC Bucobo… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is the standard
of care for tissue sampling of solid lesions adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract. Fine-needle …

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic tumors

KJ Chang - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 1995 - Elsevier
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is useful in the detection of pancreatic carcinoma. One of its
major limitations is the lack of specificity for malignancy, both for the primary tumor and for …

Combined endosonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology in the evaluation of gastrointestinal lesions

MJ Wiersema, LM Wiersema, Q Khusro… - Gastrointestinal …, 1994 - Elsevier
Fifty consecutive patients with extrinsic or submucosal masses, gastric ulcers, or surgical
anastomoses suspected of malignancy but with previously negative findings on …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration with on-site cytopathology versus core biopsy: a comparison of both techniques performed at the same …

M Lin, CD Hair, LK Green, SA Vela… - Endoscopy …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) with
bedside cytopathology is the gold standard for assessment of pancreatic, subepithelial, and …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration: How to obtain a core biopsy?

L Fuccio, A Larghi - Endoscopic Ultrasound, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration has emerged as the procedure
of choice to obtain samples to reach a definitive diagnosis of lesions of the gastrointestinal …

Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in patients with presumed pancreatic cancer

CP Raut, AM Grau, GA Staerkel, M Kaw… - Journal of …, 2003 - Springer
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the pancreas allows
the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer to be established without exploratory surgery. We …

Randomized controlled trial of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle sampling with or without suction for better cytological diagnosis

R Puri, P Vilmann, A Săftoiu, BG Skov… - Scandinavian journal …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a highly
accurate method to obtain specific diagnosis in various diseases. The optimal method of …

EUS-guided Trucut needle biopsies as first-line diagnostic method for patients with intestinal or extraintestinal mass lesions

U Wahnschaffe, R Ullrich, J Mayerle, MM Lerch… - Surgical …, 2009 - Springer
Introduction Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is a well-established technique to obtain
cytological specimens, but it does not permit the extraction of histological tissue-core …