ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy2019
Endoscopic ultrasound-through-the-needle biopsy in pancreatic cystic lesions: A large single center experience.
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- Value of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Through-the-Needle Biopsy in Pancreatic Cystic Lesions. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2024Pooled it
- EUS-Anchored Multimodal Evaluation of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: Toward a Conceptual Diagnostic Framework.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Spectral attenuation curves of photon-counting detector CT scans for the differentiation between mucinous and non-mucinous cyst fluids of pancreatic lesions - a proof-of-concept study.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Through-the-Needle Biopsy: A Narrative Review of the Technique and Its Emerging Role in Pancreatic Cyst Diagnosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Rare Pancreatic/Peripancreatic Cystic Lesions Can Be Accurately Characterized by EUS with Through-the-Needle Biopsy-A Unique Pictorial Essay with Clinical and Histopathological Correlations.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided through-the-needle microforceps biopsy and needle-based confocal laser-endomicroscopy increase detection of potentially malignant pancreatic cystic lesions: A single-center study.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2022Article
- Pancreatic lymphoepithelial cyst with concurrent HIV infection: A case report and review of the literature.SAGE open medical case reports · 2022Article
- A new micro-forceps for endoscopic ultrasound-guided through-the-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions: Single center experience.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2021Article
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided through-the-needle microforceps biopsy improves diagnostic yield for pancreatic cystic lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Endoscopy international open · 2020Article
- EUS-guided through-the-needle microbiopsy of pancreatic cysts: Technical aspects (with video).Endoscopic ultrasoundReview
- EUS-guided biopsyEndoscopic ultrasoundArticle
- EUS-guided through-the-needle microforceps biopsy for pancreatic cysts: Why no widespread adoption?Endoscopic ultrasoundArticle
- Value of EUS-guided through-the-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic neoplasms: An 8-year experience.Endoscopic ultrasoundArticle
- Management of pancreatic cysts and guidelines: what the gastroenterologist needs to know.Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopyReview
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Abstract
backgroundEstablishing a diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) preoperatively still remains challenging. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-through-the-needle biopsy (EUS-TTNB) using microforceps in PCLs has been made available.
aimTo assess the efficacy and safety of EUS-TTNB in the diagnosis of PCLs.
methodsWe retrospectively collected data of patients with PCLs who underwent both EUS-fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for cytology and EUS-TTNB at our institution since 2016. EUS-FNA for cytology was followed by EUS-TTNB in the same session. Evaluation of the cyst location, primary diagnosis, adverse events, and comparison between the cytologic fluid analyses and histopathology was performed. Technical success of EUS-TTNB was defined as visible tissue present after biopsy. Clinical success was defined as the presence of a specimen adequate to make a histologic or cytologic diagnosis.
resultsA total of 56 patients (mean age 66.9 ± 11.7, 53.6% females) with PCLs were enrolled over the study period. The mean cyst size was 28.8 mm (12-85 mm). The EUS-TTNB procedure was technically successful in all patients (100%). The clinical success rate using EUS-TTNB was much higher than standard EUS-FNA, respectively 80.4% (45/56)
conclusionEUS-TTNB for PCLs was technically feasible and had a favorable safety profile. Furthermore, the diagnostic yield for PCLs was much higher with EUS-TTNB than standard EUS-FNA cytology and fluid carcinoembryonic antigen. EUS-TTNB should be considered as an adjunct to EUS-FNA and cytologic analysis in the diagnosis and management of PCLs.
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