Prospective comparison of slow-pull and standard suction techniques of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic cancer

Prospective comparison of slow-pull and standard suction techniques of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of solid pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background The usage of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for the diagnosis of solid pancreatic cancer is increasing, however mainly retrospective studies are available about the detailed methods of sampling. Methods To compare prospectively the diagnostic yield...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Renáta Bor, Béla Vasas, Anna Fábián, Anita Bálint, Klaudia Farkas, Ágnes Milassin, László Czakó, Mariann Rutka, Tamás Molnár, Mónika Szűcs, László Tiszlavicz, László Kaizer, Sándor Hamar, Zoltán Szepes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Pancreatic cancer
Sampling
Endoscopic ultrasound
Endosonography
EUS-FNA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0921-9

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0921-9

Similar Items