Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration for Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Safe Tissue Sampling Modality

Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration for Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Safe Tissue Sampling Modality

Few studies have compared the diagnostic utility of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) tissue sampling for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC). We evaluated the efficacy and safety of EUS-FNA for diagnosing E...

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Main Authors: Takumi Onoyama, Kazuya Matsumoto, Yohei Takeda, Soichiro Kawata, Hiroki Kurumi, Hiroki Koda, Taro Yamashita, Tomoaki Takata, Hajime Isomoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
EUS-FNA
ERCP
cholangiocarcinoma
accuracy
adverse event
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/4/417

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