Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	28491
Country	United States

Received	2016-07-04 16:13
Peer-Review Started	2016-07-04 21:42
To Make the First Decision	2016-08-08 13:32
Return for Revision	2016-08-12 11:16
Revised	2016-08-24 08:47
Second Decision	2016-09-09 17:43
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-09-14 13:06
Articles in Press	2016-09-14 13:06
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-10-14 08:30
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-10-20 17:06

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Endoscopic ultrasound-guided techniques for diagnosing pancreatic mass lesions: Can we do better?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Andrew C Storm and Linda S Lee
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Linda S Lee, Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, United States. lslee@partners.org
Key Words	Endoscopic ultrasound; Fine needle aspiration; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic mass; Endoscopy
Core Tip	Evidence-based techniques to increase the diagnostic yield during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of pancreatic masses include: (1) use of general anesthesia; (2) use smaller (22 or 25G) needles for transduodenal FNA; (3) use If histology is desired, use 19G or core biopsy needles; (4) use suction; (5) use the “fanning technique”; and (6) use on-site cytopathologist or perform 7 needle passes.
Publish Date	2016-10-20 17:06
Citation	Storm AC, Lee LS. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided techniques for diagnosing pancreatic mass lesions: Can we do better? World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(39): 8658-8669
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i39/8658.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8658

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