Optimizing cytological specimens of EUS-FNA of solid pancreatic lesions: A pilot study to the effect of a smear preparation training for endoscopy personnel on sample quality and accuracy.
Priscilla A van RietRutger QuispelDjuna L CahenNicole Stephanie ErlerMieke C Snijders-KruisbergenPetri Van LoenenJan-Werner PoleyLydi M J W van DrielSanna A MulderBart J VeldtIvonne LeeuwenburghMarie-Paule G F AntenPieter HonkoopAnnemieke Y ThijssenLieke HolMohammed HadithiClaire E FitzpatrickIngrid SchotJilling F BergmannAbha BhallaMarco J BrunoKatharina BiermannPublished in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2020)
In this pilot EUS-FNA smear-preparation-training for endoscopy personnel, smear quality and diagnostic accuracy were not improved after the training. Based on these results, we plan to further study other training programs and possibilities.