Lower Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Patients with Pancreatic Head Mass with a Biliary Stent
Kim JJ, Walia S, Lee SH, Patel B, Vetsa M, Zhao Y, Srikureja W, Laine L. Lower Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Patients with Pancreatic Head Mass with a Biliary Stent. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2014, 60: 543-549. PMID: 25245115, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3367-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationFemaleHumansJaundice, ObstructiveMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPalliative CarePancreatic NeoplasmsPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyBiliary stentsFine-needle aspirationJaundiced patientsPancreatic cancerFinal diagnosisHistologic diagnosisPancreatic massOnsite cytopathologistUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationPancreatic head massHistologic accuracyResultsMean ageMethodsConsecutive patientsPrimary endpointRadiologic evaluationRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyCore biopsyEndoscopic ultrasoundPatientsMultivariate analysisStentsMalignancyDiagnosis