ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
The role of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions.
Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Diagnostic accuracy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy for evaluating mediastinal pathologies.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Value of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Pelvic Space-Occupying Lesions Via Rectal Endoscopic Ultrasound.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Multimodal cardiac imaging and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for accurate diagnosis and management of giant primary pericardial schwannoma: a case report with literature review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Minimally Invasive Sampling of Mediastinal Lesions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Objective: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy (EUS-FNA/FNB) is an accurate technique for sampling the pancreas and mediastinum. The aim of this study was to determine the value of EUS-FNA/FNB in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions. Methods: Data from 107 patients who underwent EUS-FNA/FNB for mediastinal lesions were evaluated. Results: The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of EUS-FNA/FNB for mediastinal lesions were 92.00%, 100%, 100%, and 85%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of EUS-FNA for malignant mediastinal lesions were 92.00%, 100%, 100%, and 86.00%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of EUS-FNB for malignant mediastinal lesions were 92.00%, 100%, 100%, and 82.00%, respectively. Except for the discomfort caused by conventional gastroscopy, none of the patients had any complications, such as damage to surrounding large blood vessels or nerves. Conclusion: EUS-FNA/FNB is an effective tool for diagnosing unknown mediastinal lesions, without any obvious complications.
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