Endoscopic Ultrasound Identifies Synchronous Pancreas Cystic Lesions Not Seen on Initial Cross-Sectional Imaging
Adimoolam V, Sanchez MJ, Siddiqui UD, Yu S, Dzuira JD, Padda MS, Aslanian HR. Endoscopic Ultrasound Identifies Synchronous Pancreas Cystic Lesions Not Seen on Initial Cross-Sectional Imaging. Pancreas 2011, 40: 1070-1072. PMID: 21705942, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e31821f65e3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional imagingInitial cross-sectional imagingPancreas cystic lesionsDifferent surgical fieldsCystic lesionsSurgical fieldRetrospective reviewSerous cystadenomaEndoscopic ultrasoundMain pancreatic duct dilationFine needle aspiration cytologyPancreatic duct dilationEndoscopic ultrasound examinationPancreatic cystic lesionsPresence of cystsLow-risk characteristicsMagnetic resonance imagingWall nodularityDuct dilationResection marginsEUS findingsTomographic scanCyst sizeUltrasound examinationAspiration cytologyEndoscopic Ultrasound and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Obstructing Pancreas Head Masses
Aslanian HR, Estrada JD, Rossi F, Dziura J, Jamidar PA, Siddiqui UD. Endoscopic Ultrasound and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Obstructing Pancreas Head Masses. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2011, 45: 711-713. PMID: 21301359, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3182045923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralBiopsy, Fine-NeedleChi-Square DistributionCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeConnecticutConscious SedationDrainageEndosonographyFeasibility StudiesHumansJaundice, ObstructiveMiddle AgedPancreatic NeoplasmsPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyEndoscopic ultrasoundFine-needle aspirationObstructive jaundiceRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyStent placementEUS-FNAEUS-guided fine-needle aspirationPancreas head massTertiary referral hospitalBiliary stent placementEUS-FNA diagnosisDiagnostic EUS-FNAPlacement success rateOnly complicationReferral hospitalSedative medicationsBiliary stentingConsecutive patientsMedian timePatient evaluationERCP proceduresSame sedationProcedure durationProcedure length