Sa1478 DOES OVERALL VOLUME OF ENDOSONOGRAPHER AFFECT OVERALL DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF EUS-FNA OF SOLID PANCREATIC LESIONS: OUTCOMES FROM A LARGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMPRISING OF BOTH ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided sampling with fine needle aspiration (FNA) or fine needle biopsy (FNB) is the standard of care for diagnosis of solid pancreatic lesions. Over last decade, a large number of gastroenterologists have received dedicated training in EUS as well as ERCP. For ERCP, overall low volume is associated with more adverse events and negative patient outcomes. However, data regarding volume of endosonographer and overall clinical outcomes for patient is not available. Aim of this study was to examine impact of volume of endosonographer on overall adequacy and diagnostic accuracy of EUS guided FNA of pancreatic solid lesions (PSLs).
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Poster abstracts Source Type: research