Health Condition 1: K00-K95- Diseases of the digestive system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Wet Suction technique: In this method, once the stylet is removed, the needle will be flushed with 5 mL of saline replacing the air column. A 10-mL suction syringe with 3 ml of saline i
Sponsors
Dr Rajneesh Thakur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. age >18 years, 2. solid pancreatic or extra pancreatic lesions on imaging requiring tissue acquisition, 3. lesions which could be visualized with EUS, 4. lesion should be technically feasible for needle puncture, 5. Informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Age 2. cystic lesions of pancreas, 3. inaccessible or non-visualizable lesions at EUS, 4. international normalized ratio (INR) >1.5, 5. platelet count of 6. unstable clinical conditions or any contraindication for EUS. 7. Inability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| degree of histological adequacy in patients with solid lesions who underwent EUS-FNB using the 20/22 Gauge needle with the conventional stylet slow-pull or the wet aspiration techniques.Timepoint: 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Technical success, 2. Specimen adequacy 3. Blood contamination of specimens, 4. Comparison of the two techniques in terms of sensitivity, specificity, negative likelihood ratio, positive likelihood ratio, 5. Final pathological diagnosis. Timepoint: over 1 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jayanta Samanta
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed