Endoscopic Ultrasound Tissue Acquisition in Abdominal Malignancies
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Methods and Technologies Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editor
Interests: gastrointestinal endoscopy; endoscopic ultrasound; liver cancer; pancreatology
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Dear Colleagues,
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is one of the important tools for the evaluation of gastrointestinal and abdominal lesions and malignancies. Tissue procurement techniques and needles have evolved significantly over a period of 25 years. In recent years, we observed a paradigm shift from EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS–FNA) to fine needle biopsy (EUS–FNB). In particular, newer end-cutting FNB needles are effective and useful for screening, pathological diagnosis, and staging such as pancreaticobiliary, esophageal, gastric, and rectal diseases. The main end results of EUS-guided fine needle samplings include adverse events, accuracy, histology, and diagnostic yield.
There are several factors, not comprehensively studied yet, that affect the outcome of this technique such as lesion location and characteristics, experience of endoscopist, needle gauge, sampling technique, and the presence of onsite cytotechnician.
The main objective of this Special Issue is to gather the latest evidence on the recent advancement in EUS-guided tissue acquisition techniques, needle technologies, and their clinical applications.
Dr. Antonio Facciorusso
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- FNB
- EUS
- cancer
- pancreas
- accuracy
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