Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has greater spatial resolution than other diagnostic
imaging modalities. In addition, if gallbladder lesions are found and gallbladder cancer is …

Background and study aims Although endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle
aspiration (EUS-FNA) is an established modality for pathological sampling of pancreatic and …

BACKGROUND: EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) is a useful modality for sampling various
targets, but its applicability to gallbladder (GB) mass lesions is limited. OBJECTIVE: To …

Gallbladder tumors are neoplastic lesions; however, it can be difficult to distinguish between
benign and malignant gall bladder tumors before surgery, although endoscopic ultrasound …

Gallbladder (GB) disease is classified into two broad categories: GB wall-thickening and
protuberant lesions, which include various lesions, such as adenomyomatosis, cholecystitis …

The undesired prognosis of biliary tract cancer is mainly attributed to the difficult detection of
cancer lesions, including intraepithelial neoplasia and no standard examination for …

Background Gallbladder masses can be identified endosongraphically, but FNA for cytologic
diagnosis is not routine. This is a review of our experience with EUS-guided FNA of …

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has excellent spatial resolution and allows more
detailed examination than abdominal ultrasonography (US) in terms of qualitative diagnosis …

Results EUS-FNA of GB was performed in 13 patients and that of enlarged lymph nodes was
done in 18. Of the 13 GB lesions sampled by EUS-FNA, 10 were diagnosed as malignant …

Background No previous studies have compared cytology obtained under endoscopic
transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS …