Introduction Obstructive jaundice is a common clinical disease of great significance;
however, diagnosing it according to etiology, especially in patients with distal obstructive …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has poor prognosis mostly due to the advanced
stage at which disease is diagnosed. Early detection of disease at a resectable stage is …

Background and study aims: Despite a well-established tool for diagnosis of pancreatic
masses, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) studies have …

Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant disease with a poor prognosis and it is essential to
diagnose and treat the disease at an early stage. The aim of this study was to understand …

Background Data are limited regarding pancreatic cancer diagnosed following a
pancreaticobiliary endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) that does not diagnose pancreatic cancer …

In 1985, the Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group reported a median overall survival of 20
months for patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent surgical resection followed by …

Determining the etiology of a solid pancreatic lesion is a critical first step toward developing
an appropriate treatment plan for patients with a benign or malignant pancreatic mass …

Background Intraoperative frozen section (IFS) is routinely utilized by many surgeons during
pancreaticoduodenectomy. However, its utility has not been rigorously studied. Methods …

(1) Background. The aim was to define typical features of isoattenuating pancreatic
carcinomas on computed tomography (CT) and endosonography and determine the yield of …

Background Endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine needle aspiration (EUS‐FNA) is a sensitive
and specific tool in the risk stratification of pancreatic lesions, including cysts. The sensitivity …