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How safe is endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic masses?

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boxed-textEloubeidi MA et al. (2006) Frequency of major complications after EUS-guided FNA of solid pancreatic masses: a prospective evaluation. Gastrointest Endosc 63: 622–629

In experienced hands, endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic masses carries a low risk of major complications

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  2. Director of the GI Endoscopy Lab and an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Kaushik, N., McGrath, K. How safe is endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic masses?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 612–613 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0631

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