Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy? by Fahad Alsohaibani, Safwat Girgis, Gurpal Singh Sandha

“…BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the preferred modality for the cytological diagnosis of various cancers. …”
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First Reported Case of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Core Biopsy Yielding Diagnosis of Primary Adrenal Leiomyosarcoma by Shaunak R. Mulani, Patrick Stoner, Alexander Schlachterman, Hans K. Ghayee, Li Lu, Anand Gupte

“…Primary adrenal leiomyosarcoma (PAL) is an extremely rare mesenchymal tumor with only a few isolated case reports in the medical literature. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) or endoscopic ultrasound-guided core biopsy (EUS-CB) is a safe, effective modality for sampling lesions in the gastrointestinal tract and adjacent organs, including the adrenal glands. …”
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Reliability of Endoscopic Ultrasound Using Miniprobes and Grayscale Histogram Analysis in Diagnosing Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions by Samiullah Khan, Rui Zhang, Weili Fang, Tao Wang, Shu Li, Danna Wang, Yixiang Chang, Lanping Zhu, Bang-mao Wang, Wentian Liu

“…To assess the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions (SELs) and to investigate EUS combined with a grayscale histogram analysis for the differentiation of leiomyomas and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). …”
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Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Endoscopic Ultrasound for Pretreatment Pathological Diagnosis of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors by Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Shomei Ryozawa, Haruo Ikeda, Noriko Odaka, Nikolas Eleftheriadis, Roberta Maselli, Norimasa Sando, Satoshi Kimura, Shin-ei Kudo

“…Precise diagnoses were made in 18 (52.9%) of the 34 biopsies. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) resulted in precise diagnoses in 11 (91.7%) of the 12 biopsy specimens. …”
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Follow-up computed tomography can prevent stent migration after endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy by Yasuhiro Komori, Akihisa Ohno, Nao Fujimori, Kazuhide Matsumoto, Keijiro Ueda, Kazuki Takeishi, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…As treatment, we performed endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy and placed a self-expanding metal stent. …”
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The Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Treatment of Pain in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer by Anna Wiechowska-Kozłowska, Klaudiusz Boer, Maciej Wójcicki, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…We retrospectively analyzed efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound- (EUS-) guided celiac plexus neurolysis in patients treated in our unit. …”
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Evaluation of Endoscopic Ultrasound Image Quality Is Necessary in Endosonographic Assessment of Early Gastric Cancer Invasion Depth by Shunsuke Yamamoto, Tsutomu Nishida, Motohiko Kato, Takuya Inoue, Yoshito Hayashi, Jumpei Kondo, Tomofumi Akasaka, Takuya Yamada, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Hideki Iijima, Masahiko Tsujii, Tetsuo Takehara

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Stent Selection for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections: A Multicenter Study in China by Hui Lin, Xian-Bao Zhan, Si-Yu Sun, Xiu-Jiang Yang, Zhen-Dong Jin, Duo-Wu Zou, Zhao-Shen Li

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Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer to Thyroid Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Technique by Yousef Abdel-Aziz, Tariq Hammad, Mohamad Nawras, Hayder Abdulwahid, Ali Nawras

“…Medical literature about the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in identifying thyroid lesions is limited. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Cyst Ablation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ahmed Al Qady, Kapil Dev Nayar, Fatima Elmustafa, Mohamed Salih, Joseph Emran, Amir Beirat, Sasmith Menakuru, Dana Harris, Dan J. Echols, Baoan Ji, John M. DeWitt, Zhen Wang, Fernando F. Stancampiano, Yan Bi

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Diagnosis of Splenic Lymphoma by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Umar Darr, Zubair Khan, Muhammad Ali Khan, Anas Renno, Turki Alkully, Sehrish Kamal, Tariq Hammad, Yaseen Alastal, Muhammad Imran Khan, Ali Nawras

“…Diagnosis of B cell non-Hodgkin low grade follicular lymphoma was made. Conclusion. Endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration is a very rare but safe, reliable method of diagnosis of splenic lymphomas.…”
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Celiac and Perigastric Lymph Node Metastasis of Prostate Cancer Diagnosed with Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration by Tan Attila, Reva Ricketts-Loriaux, David A Sauer, Douglas O Faigel

“…Endoscopic ultrasound has been used to diagnose and stage gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal tumours. …”
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The Clinical Impact and Cost Implications of Endoscopic Ultrasound on the Use of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Canadian University Hospital by Nassir Alhayaf, Eoin Lalor, Vincent Bain, John McKaigney, Gurpal Singh Sandha

“…BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a safe alternative to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for diagnostic biliary imaging in choledocholithiasis. …”
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Antegrade Therapy for Management of Choledocholithiasis through Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in a Patient with Surgically Altered Gastrointestinal Anatomy by Robert Dorrell, Katelyn Madigan, Swati Pawa, Rishi Pawa

“…Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HG) is a technique used to access the biliary tree in patients with surgically altered anatomy. …”
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An endoscopic ultrasound-based interpretable deep learning model and nomogram for distinguishing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors from pancreatic cancer by Nan Yi, Shuangyang Mo, Yan Zhang, Qi Jiang, Yingwei Wang, Cheng Huang, Shanyu Qin, Haixing Jiang

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Comparison between Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Antegrade and Transluminal Stent Implantation in Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction after Failed ERCP by Yonghua Shen, Ying Lv, Xiaojiao Zheng, Wei Zhan, Senlin Hou, Lin Zhou, Jun Cao, Bin Zhang, Lei Wang, Hao Zhu, Lichao Zhang

“…Distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) can result in obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic ultrasound- (EUS-) guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has been an alternative for DMBO after failed ERCP. …”
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Prospective Study about the Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Predicting the Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Early Gastric Cancer (T-HOPE 0801) by Daisuke Kikuchi, Toshiro Iizuka, Shu Hoteya, Akihiro Yamada, Tsukasa Furuhata, Satoshi Yamashita, Kaoru Domon, Masanori Nakamura, Akira Matsui, Toshifumi Mitani, Osamu Ogawa, Mitsuru Kaise

“…This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the usefulness of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for predicting ESD safety. Methods. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in mediastinal lesions: patient characteristics, diagnostic outcomes, safety, and efficacy: a multi-country study by Hussein Okasha, Eyad Gadour, Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab, Andrada Seicean, Elbacha Hicham, Emad Emad, Turki Alamri, Nadeem Tehami, Heero Ismael Faraj, Ahmed Alzamzamy, Hiwa Hussein, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Mohamed Elbasiony, Abed Al-Lehibi, Shereen Saleh, Zaher Houmani, Mohamed Abdelghani, Khaled Ragab, Zahi Ismaili, Othmane Drir, Elsayed Ghoneem, Omar Abdallah, Souad Rebiai, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Fedoua Rouibaa, Mohamed Borahma, Hassan Atalla, Mahmoud Farouk, Ahmed Altonbary

“…The study aims to determine the factors that determine the diagnostic accuracy and yield of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in diagnosing mediastinal lesions. …”
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A Pilot Randomized Crossover Trial of Wet Suction and Conventional Techniques of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions by Mika Takasumi, Takuto Hikichi, Minami Hashimoto, Jun Nakamura, Tsunetaka Kato, Hitomi Kikuchi, Yuichi Waragai, Ko Watanabe, Tadayuki Takagi, Rei Suzuki, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Manabu Hayashi, Yuki Sato, Hiroki Irie, Ryoichiro Kobashi, Yoshinori Okubo, Masao Kobayakawa, Hiromasa Ohira

“…A wet suction technique (“wet” technique) has been developed to improve the quality of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for sampling various solid lesions. …”
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A Case of Ileocecal IgG4-Related Sclerosing Mesenteritis Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration using Forward-Viewing Linear Echoendoscope by Yuichi Takano, Fumitaka Niiya, Takahiro Kobayashi, Eiichi Yamamura, Naotaka Maruoka, Tomoko Norose, Nobuyuki Ohike, Masatsugu Nagahama

“…Using a 25G needle, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS–FNA) was performed. …”
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