Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	6133
Country	Japan

Received	2013-10-04 20:48
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Influence of the safety and diagnostic accuracy of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for resectable pancreatic cancer on clinical performance
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Taiki Kudo, Hiroshi Kawakami, Masaki Kuwatani, Kazunori Eto, Shuhei Kawahata, Yoko Abe, Manabu Onodera, Nobuyuki Ehira, Hiroaki Yamato, Shin Haba, Kazumichi Kawakubo and Naoya Sakamoto
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Corresponding Author	Hiroshi Kawakami, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan. hiropon@med.hokudai.ac.jp
Key Words	Pancreatic cancer; Diagnosis; Biopsy; Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration; Preoperative diagnosis
Core Tip	Whether preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is safe and effective for resectable pancreatic cancer has not yet been established. In the present study, patients who underwent EUS-FNA had better relapse-free survival and overall survival than did those who did not, although it should be noted that more patients in the FNA before surgery group received adjuvant chemotherapy. Our findings suggest that preoperative EUS-FNA does not adversely affect surgery or prognosis in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer. EUS-FNA can also potentially reduce the inappropriate performance of pancreatic surgery by facilitating an accurate diagnosis. These findings are important because the use of preoperative EUS-FNA is becoming more widespread.
Publish Date	2014-04-04 15:11
Citation	Kudo T, Kawakami H, Kuwatani M, Eto K, Kawahata S, Abe Y, Onodera M, Ehira N, Yamato H, Haba S, Kawakubo K, Sakamoto N. Influence of the safety and diagnostic accuracy of preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for resectable pancreatic cancer on clinical performance. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(13): 3620-3627
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i13/3620.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3620

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