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Direct Comparison of Elastography Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration and B-Mode Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing Solid Pancreatic Lesions

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  • Marcel Gheorghiu

    (Department of Gastroenterology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Zeno Sparchez

    (Department of Gastroenterology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Ioana Rusu

    (Department of Gastroenterology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Sorana D. Bolboacă

    (Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Radu Seicean

    (First Surgical Department, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, 400005 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Cristina Pojoga

    (Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Department, Babeș-Bolyai University, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

  • Andrada Seicean

    (Department of Gastroenterology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, 400192 Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Abstract

Elastography endoscopic ultrasound (E-EUS) has been proved to be a valuable supplement to endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in differentiating solid pancreatic lesions, but the improvement of EUS-FNA guided during E-EUS has not been proven. Our study aimed to evaluate whether E-EUS fine-needle aspiration (E-EUS-FNA) was superior to B-mode EUS-FNA for the diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses and whether the diagnostic rate was affected by specific factors. Our prospective study was conducted between 2019–2020 by recruiting patients with solid pancreatic masses. E-EUS examination was followed by one pass of E-EUS-FNA towards the blue part of the lesion and a second pass of EUS-FNA. The final diagnosis was based on surgery, E-EUS-FNA or EUS-FNA results, or a 12-month follow-up. Sixty patients with solid pancreatic lesions were evaluated. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for diagnosing malignancy using E-EUS-FNA and EUS-FNA were 89.5%, 100%, 90%, 93%, 100%, and 93.3%, respectively, but the differences were not significant. Neither mass location nor the lesion size influenced the results. The lengths of the core obtained during E-EUS-FNA and EUS-FNA were similar. E-EUS-FNA in solid pancreatic lesions was not superior to B-mode EUS-FNA.

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  • Marcel Gheorghiu & Zeno Sparchez & Ioana Rusu & Sorana D. Bolboacă & Radu Seicean & Cristina Pojoga & Andrada Seicean, 2022. "Direct Comparison of Elastography Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration and B-Mode Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing Solid Pancreatic Lesions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1302-:d:732450
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