Predictors of surgical resection in patients with pancreatic cystic lesions undergoing endoscopic ultrasound with and without fine needle aspiration

Predictors of surgical resection in patients with pancreatic cystic lesions undergoing endoscopic ultrasound with and without fine needle aspiration

EUS-FNA is a valuable tool in the diagnostic evaluation of pancreatic cysts and may allow distinction between mucinous and non-mucinous cysts, yet there are limited data exploring role of EUS-FNA in the decision to recommend surgical resection versus surveillance.

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Main Author: Azar, Riad R. (author)
Other Authors: Gaddam, Srinivas (author), Mahendra, Disha (author), Early, Dayna S. (author), Mullady, Daniel (author), Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa S. (author), Edmundowicz, Steven A. (author), Wani, Sachin (author)
Format: article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2012.04.367
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(12)02082-2/abstract
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http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2012.04.367
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(12)02082-2/abstract

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