S986 Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Splenic Lesions and/or Parenchyma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Introduction: Lesions of the spleen can be caused by a wide variety of disease process, like lymphomas, leukemias, tuberculosis, malaria etc. In majority of such circumstances a fine needle aspiration (FNA) or biopsy of the spleen is paramount in making an accurate diagnosis. FNA of the spleen is traditionally done under ultrasound or computed tomography guidance. However, recently, Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided FNA of spleen has been...