EUS-guided FNA for diagnosis of solid pancreatic neoplasms: a meta-analysis

Background Preoperative diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions remains challenging despite advancement in imaging technologies. EUS has the benefit of being a minimally invasive, well-tolerated procedure, although results are operator-dependent. The addition of FNA (EUS-guided FNA) provides samples for cytopathologic analysis, a major advantage over other imaging techniques. Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of EUS-FNA for pancreatic...