Efforts to improve the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for pancreatic tumors

Akane Yamabe, Atsushi Irisawa, Manoop S. Bhutani, Goro Shibukawa, Mariko Fujisawa, Ai Sato, Yoshitsugu Yoshida, Noriyuki Arakawa, Tsunehiko Ikeda, Ryo Igarashi, Takumi Maki, Shogo Yamamoto

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Abstract

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is widely used to obtain a definitive diagnosis of pancreatic tumors. Good results have been reported for its diagnostic accuracy, with high sensitivity and specificity of around 90%; however, technological developments and adaptations to improve it still further are currently underway. The endosonographic technique can be improved when several tips and tricks useful to overcome challenges of EUS-FNA are known. This review provides various techniques and equipment for improvement in the diagnostic accuracy in EUS-FNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-232
Number of pages8
JournalEndoscopic Ultrasound
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diagnostic accuracy
  • Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration
  • Pancreatic tumors

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