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EUS Is Superior to CT and MRCP in the Diagnosis of Pancreas Divisum

Azar, Riad R.; Kushnir, Vladimir M.; Wani, Sachin B.; Hovis, Christine E.; Early, Dayna S.; Jin, David X.; Mullady, Daniel (2016-09-08)

Pancreas divisum (PD), is the most common congenital variant of pancreatic anatomy, and is found in ∼10% of the population. It may account for up to 25% of cases of unexplained acute and chronic pancreatitis. ERCP, the ...
Plastic Versus Self-Expanding Metallic Stents for the Management of Malignant Hilar Biliary Strictures

Azar, Riad R.; Jin, David X.; Wani, Sachin B.; Sayuk, Gregory S.; Hovis, Christine E.; Mullady, Daniel; Murad, Faris; Early, Dayna S. (2016-09-23)

Palliation of jaundice as primary or adjunctive therapy has become the standard approach to patients with unresectable malignant obstruction of the biliary hilum. However, use of plastic or self-expanding metallic stents ...
The role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis of unexplained lymphadenopathy

Azar, Riad R.; Kushnir, Vladimir M.; Wani, Sachin B.; Hovis, Christine E.; Jin, David X.; Murad, Faris; Mullady, Daniel; Jonnalagadda, Sreenivasa S. (2016-09-23)

There are limited data on diagnostic yield of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration with flow cytometry (EUS-FNA/FC) and core needle biopsy (CNB) in the evaluation of unexplained lymphadenopathy (LAD). Accuracy rates of 70-90% ...

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