Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Lesions.

ABSTRACT

To evaluate the diagnostic utility of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of pancreatic lesions, EUS-FNA was carried out on a total of 28 cases at the Department of Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 2015 to August 2016. Clinical impression was compared with the final cytological diagnosis and the percentage of non diagnostic smears was calculated. The lesions were categorized according to cytological report. Out of 28 cases, 3(10.71%) cases were normal, 6 cases (21.43%) were reported as inconclusive while a definite diagnosis was given in 19 cases (67.85%). The mean patient age was 47.82 years. There were 16(57.1%) males and 12(42.9%) females. The most common site biopsied was pancreatic head in 21cases (75%) followed by tail in 5 cases (17.9%) & body in 2(7.1%) cases. The average number of passes made was two. Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in the diagnosis of pancreatic lesion is a useful procedure.