Performance of EUS-FNA for mediastinal lymphadenopathy: impact on patient management and costs in low-volume EUS centers

Autor: Matthijs P. Schwartz, Peter D. Siersema, Kristien M.A.J. Tytgat, Menno A. Brink, Meike M. Hirdes, Noёl J. Schlösser, Daisy M.D.S. Sie-Go, Bas Oldenburg, Frank P. Vleggaar
Přispěvatelé: Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Surgical Endoscopy
Surgical endoscopy, 24(9), 2260-2267. Springer New York
ISSN: 1432-2218
0930-2794
Popis: BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of mediastinal lymphadenopathy has been shown to be a valuable diagnostic tool in high-volume EUS centers (≥ 50 mediastinal EUS-FNA/endoscopist/year). Our goal was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA and its impact on clinical management and costs in low-volume EUS centers (
Databáze: OpenAIRE