Endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle biopsies of pancreatic lesions: Prospective study of histology quality using Franseen needle

22G Franseen needle was used in the endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) trial. High-quality histology, rated with Payne score 3,...

Comparison of EUS-guided conventional smear and liquid-based cytology in pancreatic lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration has limitations of inadequate sampling and false-negative results for malignancy. Alternativ...

Efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage (EUS-PDD): A systematic review and meta-analysis of 714 patients

Endoscopic ultrasound guided pancreatic duct drainage (EUS-PDD) is a minimal-invasive therapeutic option to surgery and in patients with failed endosc...

Efficacy and safety of lumen apposing metal stents or self-expandable metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledocho-duodenostomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage is becoming an option for palliation of malignant biliary obstruction. Lumen apposing metal stents...

Needle-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (nCLE) for Evaluation of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

New imaging techniques including needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE) have been devised. nCLE has a diagnostic accuracy of 99% with a low...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a systematic review of the literature

Surgery is the mainstay therapy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (P-NETs) but it is associated with significant adverse events. EUS-RFA has been d...

Diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition in autoimmune pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

There is limited evidence on the diagnostic performance of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided tissue acquisition in autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) 15 s...