Comparative study of diagnostic value of cytologic sampling by endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided fine‐needle aspiration and that by endoscopic retrograde pancreatography for the management of pancreatic mass without biliary stricture

Wakatsuki, Takeru; Irisawa, Atsushi; S. Bhutani, Manoop; Hikichi, Takuto; Shibukawa, Goro; Takagi, Tadayuki; Yamamoto, Go; Takahashi, Yuta; Yamada, Yukie; Watanabe, Kazuo; Obara, Katsutoshi; Suzuki, Toshimitsu; Sato, Yukio

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.03900.x

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Comparative study of diagnostic value of cytologic sampling by endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided fine‐needle aspiration and that by endoscopic retrograde pancreatography for the management of pancreatic mass without biliary stricture

Published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology • Oct 12, 2005

Authors:

Takeru Wakatsuki

Atsushi Irisawa

Manoop S. Bhutani

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) can now provide a cytopathological diagnosis of underlying pancreatic malignancy with higher success rates than endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP). To determine the significance of EUS-FNA for the diagnosis of pa...

Subject

Medicine

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Pancreatic mass

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