Author:
Yang Xin,Liu Zi-Ming,Zhou Xue,Yang Fan,Ma Wen-Zhuang,Sun Xin-Zhu,Sun Si-Yu,Ge Nan
Abstract
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a means to procure adequate specimens for histological and cytologic analysis. The ideal EUS-FNA should be safe, accurate, and have a high sample adequacy rate and low adverse events rate. In recent years, many guidelines and trials on EUS-FNA have been published. The purpose of this article is to provide an update on the influence of some of the main factors on the diagnostic efficiency of EUS-FNA as well as a rare but serious complication known as needle tract seeding.
Publisher
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.