The Journal of the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Online ISSN : 2186-0149
Print ISSN : 0287-2137
ISSN-L : 0287-2137
Esophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology or Biopsy
Yoko Murata
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2005 Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages 105-109

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Abstract
In esophageal endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cylology (biopsy) is cells or tissues are obtained by a needle from the esophagus or gastric cavity. A curved linear array echoendoscope is used. The results of published data were sensitivity 75-100%, specificity 83-100%, overall-accuracy 83-100% , average sensitivity 89.6%, specificity 98.5%, overall accuracy 92.4%. Complications of EUS-FNA was 1-20%.
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