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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue sampling: How can we improve the results?

Volume 27 · Issue 1 Publish Date: January 15, 2016
Emrah Alper İrem Onur Mahmut Arabul Belkıs Ünsal
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Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 27 · Issue 1

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Published Online: January 15, 2016

Copyright © 2016 Emrah Alper, İrem Onur, Mahmut Arabul, Belkıs Ünsal

Emrah Alper
Department of Gastroenterology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
İrem Onur
Department of Pathology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Mahmut Arabul
Department of Gastroenterology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Belkıs Ünsal
Department of Gastroenterology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Alper, E., Onur, İrem, Arabul, M., & Ünsal, B. (2016). Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue sampling: How can we improve the results?. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 27(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2015.150497
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Abstract Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enables a gastroenterologist to sample the masses of the middle and inferior mediastinum, which are adjacent to the esophagus; cystic or solid lesions of the pancreas, which are adjacent to the stomach and duodenum; and perirectal lesions. Needles used for EUS sampling include aspiration (19, 20, and 22 Gauge) or core biopsy needles (ProCore and Trucut) (19, 20, and 22 Gauge). The type and size of EUS needles do not alter the diagnostic results. Rapid on-site cytopathological evaluation will increase the diagnostic efficacy to 100% without prolonging the procedure time. Diagnostic efficacy of EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration or core biopsy depends on the experience of an endoscopist and a cytopathologist. In the presence of an experienced endoscopist and cytopathologist, the size of the needle does not have any significant impact on the diagnostic success.

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Journal Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume / Issue Volume 27 · Issue 1
Pages 1-3
DOI 10.5152/tjg.2015.150497
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Published Online January 15, 2016
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Copyright (c) 2016 Emrah Alper, İrem Onur, Mahmut Arabul, Belkıs Ünsal
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Emrah Alper
Department of Gastroenterology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
İrem Onur
Department of Pathology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Mahmut Arabul
Department of Gastroenterology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
Belkıs Ünsal
Department of Gastroenterology, Katip Çelebi University, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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Alper, E., Onur, İrem, Arabul, M., & Ünsal, B. (2016). Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue sampling: How can we improve the results?. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 27(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2015.150497
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