Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of hepatic, gallbladder and biliary tract Lesions

Endoscopic ultrasound(EUS)-guided fine needle aspira-tion(FNA) of the liver is a safe procedure in the diag-nosis and staging of hepatobiliary malignancies with a minimal major complication rate. EUS-FNA is useful for liver lesions poorly accessible to other imaging modali-ties of the liver. EUS-gui...

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Published in:World journal of gastrointestinal oncology 2014-11, Vol.6 (11), p.420-429
Main Authors: Hammoud, Ghassan M, Almashhrawi, Ashraf, Ibdah, Jamal A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aspira-tion
Bile
Biliary
carcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma
drainage
duct
Endoscopic
Fine
Gall-bladder
Hepatocellular
needle
Review
stricture
ultrasound
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Summary:Endoscopic ultrasound(EUS)-guided fine needle aspira-tion(FNA) of the liver is a safe procedure in the diag-nosis and staging of hepatobiliary malignancies with a minimal major complication rate. EUS-FNA is useful for liver lesions poorly accessible to other imaging modali-ties of the liver. EUS-guided FNA of biliary neoplasia and malignant biliary stricture is superior to the con-ventional endoscopic brushing and biopsy.
ISSN:1948-5204
1948-5204
DOI:10.4251/wjgo.v6.i11.420