Comparison of EUS-guided conventional smear and liquid-based cytology in pancreatic lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration has limitations of inadequate sampling and false-negative results for malignancy. Alternative to conventional smear (CS) cytology with rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) is liquid-based cytology (LBC) LBC techniques include precipitation-based and filtration-based. pooled diagnostic accuracy was 79.7% for CS, 85.2% for LBC, and 99.5% for both techniques for pancreatic lesions.The precipitation-based LBC technique (SurePath™) had superior dia
