Abstract
Accurate preoperative diagnosis of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) is a challenge
as image-guided cytology has a very low sensitivity for its diagnosis. The recent
advances in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) such as needle confocal laser endomicroscopy
and through the needle biopsy forceps has led to better characterization and diagnosis
of the PCL. In this news and views, we discuss a prospective study that has evaluated
the efficacy and safety of EUS-guided throughtheneedle biopsy sampling (EUS-TTNB)
for diagnosis of PCLs.
Keywords
endosonography - pancreas - cyst - cytology
