Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Stefano Francesco Crino, Georgios Tziatzios, Daryl Ramai, Apostolis Papaefthymiou, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Marianna Arvanitakis, Andrea Lisotti, Pietro Fusaroli, Benedetto Mangiavillano, Silvia Carrara, Alessandro Repici, Cesare Hassan, Antonio Facciorusso
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis to compare the diagnostic accuracy of different FNB needles for tissue sampling of solid pancreatic lesions. The results showed that Franseen and Fork-tip needles had the highest performance in terms of accuracy and sample adequacy, especially the 22-gauge size.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Matthew C. Aboudara, Timothy Saettele, Ossama Tawfik
Summary: In a comparative retrospective study, the Franseen fine needle biopsy (FNB) tool showed higher diagnostic yield and better quality for next generation sequencing (NGS) in benign lymphadenopathy and non-small cell carcinoma (NSCLC) tissue acquisition, compared to the standard fine needle aspiration (FNA) needle.
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alessandro Gambella, Enrico Costantino Falco, Jasna Metovic, Francesca Maletta, Claudio De Angelis, Roberta Maragliano, Silvia Uccella, Donatella Pacchioni, Mauro Papotti
Summary: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) with amyloid-rich stromal component present unique diagnostic challenges in EUS-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (EUS-FNAC). The neuroendocrine nature is confirmed by immunocytochemistry, while the amyloid stroma is identified by positive Congo red staining.
ENDOCRINE PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Antonio Facciorusso, Babu P. Mohan, Stefano Francesco Crino, Andrew Ofosu, Daryl Ramai, Andrea Lisotti, Saurabh Chandan, Pietro Fusaroli
Summary: This meta-analysis found that CH-EUS-FNA may provide superior diagnostic outcomes compared to standard EUS-FNA in patients with pancreatic masses, with higher diagnostic sensitivity, accuracy, and sample adequacy. Further trials are needed to confirm these results.
EXPERT REVIEW OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Munish Ashat, Jagpal S. Klair, Sydney L. Rooney, Sagar J. Vishal, Chris Jensen, Nadav Sahar, Arvind R. Murali, Rami El-Abiad, Henning Gerke
Summary: This study compared two commonly used EUS-FNB needles in their ability to provide histologic tissue samples and reach an accurate diagnosis, and found no significant difference in performance between the Franseen needle and the Fork-tip needle. Both needles achieved high yield of histologic tissue samples and high diagnostic accuracy.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Chen Du, Ningli Chai, Enqiang Linghu, Huikai Li, Xiuxue Feng, Xiangdong Wang, Ping Tang
Summary: The diagnostic value of SpyGlass in diagnosing pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) appears to be similar to EUS-FNA in this study. There was no significant difference in diagnostic accuracy between the two methods when performed by experienced endoscopists.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hyoun Wook Lee, Kwang Min Kim
Summary: The study suggests that the novel EUS-FNB needle (NEFN) is an effective and reliable alternative to the conventional EUS-FNA needle (CEFN) in terms of tissue acquisition rate and quality of histologic sampling.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Q. -Y. Chen, T. Zhang, W. -G. LI, M. -L. Liang, C. -Z. LI, D. -D. Song, Z. -F. LI, D. -Y. Pan, S. -D. Hu, Y. -Q. Song, Z. Chen
Summary: This study aimed to compare the cytological adequacy rates of different needle passes in ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules, in order to establish criteria for selecting the number of needle passes based on nodule characteristics. The study involved 207 consecutive patients with 240 solid or predominantly solid thyroid nodules, randomly divided into 1-pass, 2-pass, and 3-pass groups. Cytological results were classified according to the Bethesda classification. The results showed that the number of needle passes did not significantly affect cytological adequacy, with comparable results for one, two, and three passes.
EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Eleni Koukoulioti, Georgios Tziatzios, Mario Tadic, Stavros Dimitriadis, Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Ekaterini Politi, Tajana Stoos-Veic, Petra Turcic, Alexandros Chatzidakis, Lazaros-Dimitrios Lazaridis, Maria Farmaki, Antonios Vezakis, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Andreas Polydorou, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou
Summary: This study found that 2 passes of EUS-FNA had similar diagnostic yield compared to 3 passes for solid pancreatic masses, suggesting that there might be no significant incremental tissue yield when 3 passes are performed.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Silvia Carrara, Daoud Rahal, Kareem Khalaf, Tommy Rizkala, Glenn Koleth, Cristiana Bonifacio, Marta Andreozzi, Benedetto Mangiavillano, Francesco Auriemma, Paola Bossi, Monica Balzarotti, Antonio Facciorusso, Teresa Staiano, Elena Maldi, Marco Spadaccini, Matteo Colombo, Alessandro Fugazza, Roberta Maselli, Cesare Hassan, Alessandro Repici
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and adverse event rate of EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy sampling (EUS-FNB) in diagnosing lymphadenopathies (LAs). The results showed that EUS-FNB with new end-cutting needles is a valuable and safe method for diagnosing LAs.
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2023)
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
Sean C. Sheppard, Urs Borner, Martin Wartenberg, Roland Giger, Lluis Nisa
Summary: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and core-needle biopsy (CNB) play a useful role in diagnosing head and neck sarcomas, with CNB showing slightly higher accuracy. The diagnostic performance is more reliable for determining malignancy in vascular sarcomas, while chondrogenic sarcomas have poorer diagnostic accuracy.
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Maria Yanqing Chen, Neda Zarrin-Khameh, Ya Xu
Summary: This article reports a retrospective study on FNA of the pancreas, with a focus on metastatic breast cancer. The analysis of 274 cases revealed that breast cancer is the most common metastatic tumor to the pancreas.
Review
Biology
Masataka Taniuchi, Tetsuya Terada, Ryo Kawata
Summary: Fine-needle aspiration cytology is widely used for preoperative evaluation of parotid tumors, with core needle biopsy and liquid-based cytology improving reliability of immunostaining and molecular testing.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Dongyan Han, Min Ding, Rongli Xie, Zhengshi Wang, Guohui Xiao, Xiaohong Wang, Lei Dong, Zhiqiang Yin, Jian Fei
Summary: This study examined the genetic mutation profile of thyroid nodules and evaluated the diagnostic ability of molecular testing. The results showed that cytology and molecular testing had high diagnostic abilities in Bethesda II and V-VI samples, while further analysis of genetic mutations was needed for accurate prediction of malignant nodules in Bethesda III-IV nodules.
ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Stefano Francesco Crino, Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi, Roberto Di Mitri, Frediano Inzani, Mihai Rimbas, Andrea Lisotti, Guido Manfredi, Anthony Y. B. Teoh, Benedetto Mangiavillano, Oriol Sendino, Laura Bernardoni, Erminia Manfrin, Daniela Scimeca, Elettra Unti, Angela Carlino, Theodor Voiosu, R. Bogdan Mateescu, Pietro Fusaroli, Stefania Lega, Elisabetta Buscarini, Lorena Pergola, Shannon M. Chan, Laura Lamonaca, Angels Gines, Gloria Fernandez-Esparrach, Antonio Facciorusso, Alberto Larghi
Summary: This study compared the performance of wet-suction and slow-pull techniques in EUS-FNB. The wet-suction technique resulted in a higher tissue core procurement rate, but had higher blood contamination of samples. There was no difference in diagnostic accuracy and the rate of samples with adequate tumor fraction between the two techniques.
Article
Pathology
Robert L. Schmidt, Jeanne Panlener, Jerry W. Hussong
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Robert L. Schmidt, Christopher A. Garcia, Jeanne Panlener, Edward R. Ashwood, Brian R. Jackson, Jerry W. Hussong
ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
(2014)
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Robert L. Schmidt, Krishna K. Narra, Benjamin L. Witt, Rachel E. Factor
ARCHIVES OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
(2014)
Article
Cell Biology
R. L. Schmidt, M. A. Kordy
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Lester J. Layfield, Robert L. Schmidt, Sharon L. Hirschowitz, Matthew T. Olson, Syed Z. Ali, Leslie L. Dodd
DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Lester J. Layfield, Robert L. Schmidt, Nikhil Sangle, Julia R. Crim
DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY
(2014)
Letter
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Thomas Queen, Kristen Cox, Douglas G. Adler
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2014)
Letter
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Iliana Doycheva, Kristen Cox, Abdul Haseeb, Douglas G. Adler
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2014)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Roy Liu, Kristen Cox, Stephen L. Guthery, Linda Book, Benjamin Witt, Barbara Chadwick, Douglas G. Adler
DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES
(2014)
Editorial Material
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Douglas G. Adler
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2014)
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
Robert L. Schmidt, Jolanta D. Jedrzkiewicz, Rebecca J. Allred, Shotaro Matsuoka, Benjamin L. Witt
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
(2014)
Letter
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Robert L. Schmidt
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
(2014)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Anna P. Matynia, Robert L. Schmidt, Gonzalo Barraza, Lester J. Layfield, Ali A. Siddiqui, Douglas G. Adler
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Zachary W. Kendrick, Matthew A. Firpo, Robert C. Repko, Courtney L. Scaife, Douglas G. Adler, Kenneth M. Boucher, Sean J. Mulvihill
Letter
Pathology
Robert L. Schmidt