Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Evaluating Local Recurrence After Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer.

Authors :: Lang GD
Mullady DK
Early DS
Hollander T
Edmundowicz SA
Murad FM
Strasberg SM
Fields RC
Hawkins WG
Doyle MB
Chapman WC
Wang-Gillam A
Kushnir VM
Source :: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association [Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol] 2018 Nov; Vol. 16 (11), pp. 1834-1835. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 02.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma recurrence after surgery (PARaS) is associated with poor outcomes. PARaS is locoregional in 50%-80%, effecting the resection bed and adjacent lymphatics. <superscript>1-3</superscript> Detection of PARaS via endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is challenging because recurrent malignancy is difficult to distinguish from normal postoperative changes. Diagnosing PARaS is important, because salvage chemotherapy/radiation improves survival. <superscript>4,5</superscript> The purpose of this investigation is to determine the clinical utility of EUS fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in patients with suspected PARaS.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Prospective Studies
Recurrence
Adenocarcinoma diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma surgery
Diagnostic Tests, Routine methods
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration methods
Pancreatic Neoplasms diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms surgery

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1542-7714
Volume :: 16
Issue :: 11
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 29505906
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2018.02.031

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