The impact of biliary stents on the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for solid pancreatic lesions: A single-center retrospective study and meta-analysis.
Go EndoKazunaga IshigakiTsuyoshi HamadaYousuke NakaiKota IshidaKohei KuriharaShuichi TangeShinya TakaokaYurie TokitoYukari SuzukiHiroki OyamaSachiko KanaiTatsunori SuzukiTatsuya SatoRyunosuke HakutaTomotaka SaitoNaminatsu TakaharaMitsuhiro FujishiroPublished in: DEN open (2023)
The presence of biliary stents had a negative impact on the diagnostic performance of EUS-FNA, and EUS-FNA prior to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with biliary stent placement should be considered in cases with obstructive jaundice.
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