Open AccessImproved diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle biopsy with histology specimen processing
Author(s) -
Lawrence Ku,
Mohammad Shahshahan,
Linda A. Hou,
Viktor E. Eysselein,
Sofiya Reicher
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v12.i8.212
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , radiology , fine needle biopsy , cytology , histology , surgical pathology , pathology
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) has emerged as a safe, efficacious alternative to fine needle aspiration (FNA) for tissue acquisition. EUS-FNB is reported to have higher diagnostic yield while preserving specimen tissue architecture. However, data on the optimal method of EUS-FNB specimen processing is limited.