Endoscopic Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas

Mohammad Al-Haddad; Ihab I El Hajj; Mohamad A Eloubeidi

doi:10.6092/1590-8577/3609

Mohammad Al-Haddad Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center. Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ihab I El Hajj Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Mohamad A Eloubeidi Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Birmingham, AL, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/3609

Keywords: Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Cysts, Endosonography, Pancreas

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Image: Gross surgical resection specimen (distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy).

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