title: Transduodenal EUS-guided FNA of the right adrenal gland.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  EUS-guided FNA is commonly performed to sample peri-intestinal targets such as the pancreas, lymph nodes, and the left adrenal gland. To our knowledge, EUS-guided FNA of the right adrenal gland has not been reported.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose was to determine the feasibility and success in sampling an enlarged right adrenal gland.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Consecutive patients that underwent EUS-guided FNA of the right adrenal gland.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over a span of 3.5 years, 4 patients underwent transduodenal EUS-guided FNA of the right adrenal gland with a curvilinear echoendoscope. Four passes were performed in all cases, and the diagnosis was rendered on the first pass. The posterior wall of the descending duodenum was the port of entry of the needle. Three of the patients had metastatic lung cancer to the right adrenal gland; one was proven by surgical histopathologic examination. One patient had a benign aspirate consistent with angiomyolipoma. None of the patients had any minor or major complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Observational study, small sample size.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transduodenal EUS-guided FNA of the right adrenal gland is feasible and safe. Future large-scale studies are needed to replicate our findings and to determine the rate of successful identification and sampling of the right adrenal gland with the curvilinear echoendoscope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0007, USA.
authors.forename: Mohamad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eloubeidi
authors.forename: Desiree E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cerfolio
authors.forename: Isam A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Eltoum
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004386:Duodenum; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies