title: Endoscopic ultrasound and fine needle aspiration in inflammatory and cystic pancreatic pathology.
abstract: To achieve an accurate diagnosis on the nature of pancreatic cystic lesions may be difficult. This review article attempts to provide an overview of the potential role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and EUS guided fine needle aspiration in the evaluation of cystic lesions of the pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain. evazquezs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Sequeiros
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers