BACKGROUND This is a randomized study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound(EUS)-guided sampling of pancreatic solid lesions obtained with the 22-gauge Franseen(EUS-fine needle biopsy)vs the 22-g...
BACKGROUND Currently,there is insufficient data about the accuracy in the diagnosing of pancreatic cystic lesions(PCLs),especially with novel endoscopic techniques such as with direct intracystic micro-forceps biopsy(...
BACKGROUND Pancreatic cystic lesions(PCLs)are considered a precursor of pancreatic cancer.Needle-based confocal endomicroscopy(nCLE)is an imaging technique that enables visualization of the mucosal layer to a micron r...
We thank the colleagues of Department of Pathology in Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham for their help in specimen slides retrieval.
BACKGROUND Reverse bevel(RB)needle is widely used for endoscopic ultrasound fine needle biopsy(EUS-FNB).A 3-plane symmetrical needle with Franseen geometry(FG)has recently become available.AIM To compare the clinical ...
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is currently the standard of care for sampling pancreatic solid masses by using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).The accuracy of the technique is reported to be high,especially if coupled with ...
Endoscopic ultrasound(EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration with or without biopsy(FNA/FNB) are the primary diagnostic tools for gastrointestinal submucosal tumors. EUS-guided fine needle aspiration(EUS-FNA) is considere...
AIMTo investigate the current management of gastric antral webs (GAWs) among adults and identify optimal endoscopic and/or surgical management for these patients. METHODSWe reviewed our endoscopy database seeking to i...
AIM: To evaluate the impact of endoscopic ultrasonography(EUS) quality assessment on EUS procedures by comparing the most recent 2013-2014 local EUS procedural reports against relevant corresponding data from a 2009 s...
Recent advances in imaging technology have resulted in an increase in incidental discoveries of pancreatic cystic lesions. Pancreatic cysts comprise a wide variety of lesions and include non-neoplastic cysts and neopl...
Benign esophageal strictures refractory to the conventional balloon or bougie dilatation may be subjected to various adjunctive modes of therapy, one of them being endoscopic incisional therapy(EIT). A proper delineat...