Endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for pancreatic lesions: Effectiveness in clinical practice

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 768-774

  Rocca, R ^a   De Angelis, C ^b   Daperno, M ^a   Carucci, P ^b   Ravarino, N ^a   Bruno, M ^b   Crocella L ^a   Lavagna, A ^a   Fracchia, M ^a   Pacchioni, D ^c   Masoero, G ^a   Rigazio, C ^a   Ercole, E ^a   Sostegni, R ^a   Motta, M ^a   Bussolati, G ^c   Torchio, B ^a   Rizzetto, M ^b   Pera, A ^a  

^a MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic effectiveness; EUS FNA; Pancreatic mass; Safety

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS TUMOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447264514     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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