BACKGROUND: EUS-guided FNA is an effective and safe method for tissue diagnosis of
pancreatic cancer. However, EUS-guided FNA is technically challenging and requires …

EUS and EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) finally have moved out of the ''boutique''and into
mainstream utilization and clinical practice. To date, EUS is still the single best modality for …

We read with interest the article by Kanno et al 1 concerning the diagnosis of autoimmune
pancreatitis (AIP) by EUS-guided FNA, achieved in 45 of 78 patients, according to the …

A 48-year-old woman presented with gastric outlet obstruction from chronic pancreatitis. A
CT scan demonstrated a gastric fluid level and duodenal stenosis. The posterior gastric wall …

BACKGROUND: There is no standardization of the use of suction during puncturing of a
target in pancreatic EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA). It is also debatable whether expressing …

We read with interest the recent review on EUS-guided tissue acquisition 1 and make 2
specific remarks. First, the authors recommend using fine-needle biopsy (FNB) needles for …

EUS-guided tissue acquisition is the current criterion standard for sampling solid pancreatic
masses, and numerous studies have compared different needle sizes (19-gauge, 22-gauge …

Endosonography with fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) has become a widespreadly
available clinical tool to diagnose numerous different lesions in humans. EUS-FNA is …

I read with interest the case of mediastinitis resulting from EUS-guided FNA of a metastatic
teratoma to the posterior mediastinum. 1 I noticed that the investigators did not describe the …

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 …