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EUS-through-the-needle microbiopsy forceps in pancreatic cystic lesions: A systematic review.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Pancreatic Cancer Detection in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN)-New Insights.Cancers · 2025Review
- Endoscopic techniques for the diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Tissue Sampling: Lesion Assessment, Needles, and Techniques.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Current Endoscopic and Surgical Management of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: A Comprehensive Review.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2024Review
- 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
- Basic Principles and Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Differentiation of Pancreatic Cancer from Other Pancreatic Lesions: A Comprehensive Review of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Pancreatic Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- New through-the-needle brush for pancreatic cyst assessment: a randomized controlled trial.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2023Article
- The World Health Organization classification of pancreaticobiliary cytopathology stratifies risk of malignancy and outcome for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of the pancreas.Cancer cytopathology · 2023Article
- The Hong Kong consensus recommendations on the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cystic lesions.Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2023Review
- Next-generation sequencing of pancreatic cyst wall specimens obtained using micro-forceps for improving diagnostic accuracy.Endoscopy international open · 2023Article
- Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms: A Concise Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Cysts: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Advances in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Risk Stratification of Pancreatic Cysts With Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy.Gastro hep advances · 2022Review
- Updates in diagnosis and management of pancreatic cysts.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Review
- Diagnostic value of EUS-guided SF6 pancreatography for pancreatic cystic lesions on cyst communication with the pancreatic duct.Endoscopic ultrasoundArticle
- Application of EUS-based techniques in the evaluation of pancreatic cystic neoplasms.Endoscopic ultrasoundReview
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are being increasingly encountered in clinical practice, and sometimes, they can represent a diagnostic challenge. Recently, a through-the-needle micro forceps biopsy (MFB) device was introduced in the endosonography practice to facilitate EUS-guided sampling of PCLs. The aim was to perform a systematic review of studies evaluating the technical aspects, safety, and efficacy of the EUS-guided MFB for PCLs. A literature search was performed in three major databases, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science in September 2019 using the search terms: "through-the-needle," "biopsy forceps," "microforceps," "endoscopic ultrasound," and "endosonography." Case reports and case series with <10 patients were excluded from the analysis. Altogether nine studies reporting on 463 patients were included in our systematic review. The mean age of the patients was 68.3 years, with a slight female predominance (60.9%). Most of the cysts were located in the body/tail of the pancreas (61.2%), with an overall mean size of 33 mm. The technical success of EUS-guided MFB was reported in 98.5%. The tissue acquisition yield reported was 88.2%, and the diagnostic accuracy was 68.6%. Adverse events were reported in 9.7%. EUS-guided MFB is technically feasible, safe, and has a high diagnostic accuracy for PCLs.
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