title: Enteroclysis-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology of focal small-bowel lesions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the role of enteroclysis-guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of focal small-bowel lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty patients with non-palpable circumscribed small-bowel lesions found on enteroclysis underwent FNAC after confirmation of needle position under fluoroscopy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Positive diagnosis was obtained in 18 (90%) of the patients. Thirteen patients with positive FNAC and one with inconclusive cytology underwent surgery. In all, the cytological diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. No complications were seen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Enteroclysis-guided FNAC of focal small-bowel lesions is a safe and accurate diagnostic method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nagi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajvanshi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004733:Enema; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012449:Safety