Endoscopic ultrasound.guided fine-needle tissue acquisition – A review and update of literature

Benjamin Tharian; Nayana George; Ashley Canipe; Bronte Holt; Konrad Krall; Shantel Hébert-Magee; Udayakumar Navaneethan; Robert H. Hawes; Shyam Varadarajulu; Muhammad K. Hasan

doi:10.4103/0976-5042.155230

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy (Jan 2015)

Endoscopic ultrasound.guided fine-needle tissue acquisition – A review and update of literature

Benjamin Tharian,
Nayana George,
Ashley Canipe,
Bronte Holt,
Konrad Krall,
Shantel Hébert-Magee,
Udayakumar Navaneethan,
Robert H. Hawes,
Shyam Varadarajulu,
Muhammad K. Hasan

Affiliations

Benjamin Tharian: Advanced Endoscopy Fellow, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA
Nayana George: Department of Medicine, Western Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Ashley Canipe: Advanced Endoscopy Fellow, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA
Bronte Holt: Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent′s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Konrad Krall: Cytotechnician, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA
Shantel Hébert-Magee: Cytopathologist, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA
Udayakumar Navaneethan: Department of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Interventional Gastroenterologist, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA
Robert H. Hawes: Department of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Interventional Gastroenterologist and Medical Director, Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA
Shyam Varadarajulu: Department of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Interventional Gastroenterologist and Medical Director, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA
Muhammad K. Hasan: Department of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Interventional Gastroenterologist, Center for Interventional Endoscopy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-5042.155230
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 06, no. 01
pp. 001 – 010

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Ever since the first endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) was done in 1992, the procedure has evolved to become an indispensable tool for tissue acquisition in patients with gastrointestinal tumors and periluminal lesions. With the growing evidence of neoadjuvant therapy and research into intratumoral therapy, the need to obtain tissue diagnosis for tumors is quite apparent. This review provides an overall perspective to the endosonographer on various issues that are a key for best practices in FNA, in addition to being an update for practicing experienced endosonographers.

Published in Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

ISSN: 0976-5042 (Print); 0976-5050 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00043283

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