Open AccessUltrasound-guidedvsendoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Author(s) -
Masato Matsuyama,
Hiroshi Ishii,
Kensuke Kuraoka,
Seigo Yukisawa,
Akiyoshi Kasuga,
Masato Ozaka,
Shinichi Suzuki,
Kouichi Takano,
Yuko Sugiyama,
Takao Itoi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i15.2368
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , fine needle aspiration , malignancy , biopsy , group b , pancreatic cancer , cytology , percutaneous , radiology , retrospective cohort study , cancer , surgery , pathology
To clarify the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (PC).