Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology for diagnosis above and below the Diaphragm

• Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 401 - 411
• Main Authors: Bhutani, Manoop S., Logroño, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2005
• Subjects: Ascitic Fluid - diagnostic imaging; Ascitic Fluid - pathology; Biopsy, Fine-Needle - methods; cytology; endoscopic ultrasonography; Endosonography; fine-needle aspiration; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology; Humans; Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology; Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging; Pleural Effusion - pathology; Thoracic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Thoracic Neoplasms - pathology; Ultrasonography, Interventional
• ISSN: 0091-2751; 1097-0096
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20149

Endosonography ultrasound (EUS) is a minimally invasive technology using a high‐frequency ultrasound transducer that is incorporated into the tip of a conventional endoscope. This technique permits high‐resolution imaging of the gastrointestinal wall and structures in its vicinity, as well as real‐time endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)‐guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). This is a review of the literature on EUS‐guided FNA of the mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes, the pancreas, intramural gastrointestinal masses, and other miscellaneous organs and body cavities. EUS‐guided FNA is a recently developed procedure that has established itself as a safe, highly accurate, and clinically useful modality. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 33:401–411, 2005