The efficacy and safety of single-session endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for evaluation of pancreatic masses

Yasuhiro Noma, Hirofumi Kawamoto, Hironari Kato, Masaya Iwamuro, Ken Hirao, Masakuni Fujii, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Shigeru Horiguchi, Naoki Yamamoto, Ichiro Sakakihara, Takeshi Tomoda, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Okada, Kazuhide Yamamoto

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Abstract

Background/Aims: There have been limited studies evaluating single-session EUS-FNA and ERCP for evaluation of pancreatic masses. The aim of this study was to determine the safety of single-session EUS-FNA and ERCP, and to compare the diagnostic accuracies of cytodiagnosis by EUS-FNA, ERCP, and their combination. Methodology: A total of 100 patients with pancreatic masses were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent single-session EUS-FNA and ERCP. The main outcome measurement was frequency of post-procedural complications. Another measurement was diagnostic accuracy of cytodiagnosis by EUS-FNA, ERCP, and their combination. Results:Procedure-related pancreatitis occurred in 10 patients, but all patients were conservatively managed. Cytodiagnosis by EUS-FNA was significantly superior to ERCP in accuracy. In patients with a pancreatic head mass, 3 cases of false negative EUS-FNA were positive on ERCP. The combination procedures improved accuracy compared with EUS-FNA alone. By contrast, in the subgroup of the pancreatic body or tail mass, the combination of EUS-FNA and ERCP did not improve cytodiagnosis compared to that with EUS-FNA alone.Conclusions: Single-session EUS-FNA and ERCP appears to be as safe as performing each procedure separately. EUS-FNA should be considered the principal procedure for cytodiagnosis. ERCP has only a complementary role in patients with pancreatic head mass.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1775-1779
Number of pages5
JournalHepato-gastroenterology
Volume61
Issue number134
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2014

Keywords

  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  • Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration
  • Endosonography
  • Pancreatic neoplasms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

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