Analysis of the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration in patients with a suspected pancreatic malignancy

Analysis of the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration in patients with a suspected pancreatic malignancy

ABSTRACT Objectives: to determine the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for suspected pancreatic malignancy. As well as to identify factors that affect the incidence of false-negative cases and evaluate the value of repeated EUS-FNA in patients...

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Main Authors: Lei Yang, Tomohisa IWai, Mitsuhiro Kida, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Kosuke Okuwaki, Hiroshi Imaizumi, Tohru Kaneko, Rikiya Hasegawa, Eiji Miyata, Koizumi Wasaburo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2018-09-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)
EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA)
Diagnosis
Pancreatic neoplasms
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