Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Evaluating Local Recurrence After Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

Gabriel D. Lang, Daniel K. Mullady, Dayna S. Early, Thomas Hollander, Steven A. Edmundowicz, Faris M. Murad, Steven M. Strasberg, Ryan C. Fields, William G. Hawkins, Maria B. Doyle, William C. Chapman, Andrea Wang-Gillam, Vladimir M. Kushnir

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Abstract

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma recurrence after surgery (PARaS) is associated with poor outcomes. PARaS is locoregional in 50%–80%, effecting the resection bed and adjacent lymphatics.1–3 Detection of PARaS via endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is challenging because recurrent malignancy is difficult to distinguish from normal postoperative changes. Diagnosing PARaS is important, because salvage chemotherapy/radiation improves survival.4,5 The purpose of this investigation is to determine the clinical utility of EUS fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in patients with suspected PARaS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1834-1835
Number of pages2
JournalClinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume16
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2018

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