OBJECTIVES: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-guided FNA) is
becoming a preferred modality for diagnosing and staging GI and mediastinal malignancies …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of on-site cytopathological
evaluation on the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle …

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is used to detect and delineate the extent of lesions in the
gastrointestinal tract, periluminal lymph nodes, pancreas and hepatobiliary tree, left kidney …

Background & Aims It is not clear exactly how many passes are required to determine
whether pancreatic masses are malignant using endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine-needle …

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the pancreas allows
the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer to be established without exploratory surgery. We …

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic
ultrasound–guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in patients with suspected pancreatic …

BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) is
a recent innovation in the evaluation of gastrointestinal and pulmonary malignancies. AIMS …

BACKGROUND The practice of onsite cytology interpretation varies across endoscopic
ultrasound (EUS) programs in the Untied States and Europe. The value, reliability, and …

Background and Aims FNA is the primary method of EUS tissue acquisition. In an attempt to
improve our yield of EUS-guided tissue acquisition, we compared fine-needle biopsy (FNB) …

BACKGROUND: The immediate assistance of a cytologist during EUS-guided FNA is not
universal. The optimal number of fine needle passes during EUS-guided FNA has not been …