title: How can we get the best results with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration?
abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has evolved to become an indispensable tool for tissue acquisition. While the overall diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA is greater than 90% for lung cancer staging, it is lower for pancreatic mass lesions. Several factors such as location of the tumor, disease characteristics and procedural techniques determine the outcomes of EUS-FNA. In this review we evaluate the various technical factors that are keys to attaining optimal procedural outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: Jayapal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: Shyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varadarajulu