Endoskopie, 2011; 20(3-4): 104-107

Endoscopic-ultrasound-guided biopsy in gastroenterology - clinical recommendation of the European Society

MUDr.Martin Kliment, MUDr.Ondřej Urban, Ph.D.

Centrum péče o zažívací trakt, Vítkovická nemocnice a. s., Ostrava

of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)

The term endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) -guided biopsy includes EUS-guided fine needle aspiration and EUS-guided trucut biopsy. Both

methods are being used for diagnosing pathological processes within gastrointestinal wall and adjacent organs with the aim to establish

a tissue diagnosis, necessary for subsequent treatment. A group of international experts has made clinical guidelines of European Society

of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy on EUS-guided sampling in gastroenterology and these guidelines are presented in this text. Discussed are

also results of EUS-guided sampling in different clinical situations, the impact of the technique on subsequent management of patients

and recommendations on the use of the method depending on specific clinical situation.

pancreatic cyst.

Keywords: endosonography, EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration, EUS-guided trucut biopsy, submucosal tumor, pancreatic cancer,

Published: December 28, 2011  Show citation