Lesion size determines diagnostic yield of EUS-FNA with onsite cytopathologic evaluation for upper gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions.


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Attila T., Aydin Ö.

The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.436-441, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic yield and factors influencing the diagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for upper gastrointestinal (GI) subepithelial lesions (SELs) with rapid onsite cytopathologic evaluation.