During the study period 1331 EUS examinations were performed, of which 342 were EUS-FNA procedures. One hundred EUS-FNA procedures were performed on 93 individuals for the assessment of solid ...

Previous works including our own suggest that EUS-FNA can successfully acquire tissue for interpretation in 90–95% of the cases. [1–3] This report suggests that our repeat EUS-FNA rate is about 5%, ...

The use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is effective in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected pancreatic cancer; however, data on the incidence of major ...

Accuracy of Helical Computed Tomography and [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Identifying Lymph Node Mediastinal Metastases in Potentially Resectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer ...

A: First, it is important to describe what a vague hypoechoic lesion of the pancreas means to an endosonographer (Figure 1). Any lesion that is large, well circumscribed, cystic, or distorts ...

Phase II trial of hepatic arterial infusion of fluorouracil and recombinant human interferon alfa-2b for liver metastases of colorectal cancer refractory to systemic fluorouracil and leucovorin. EUS ...

Preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was not associated with worse survival in patients with resected pancreatic cancer and instead pointed to “improved outcomes,” ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canon Medical Systems Corporation (Canon Medical) and Olympus Corporation (Olympus), today announced that we have reached an agreement to collaborate on Endoscopic Ultrasound ...