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SUBMITTER: de Jong DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11343620 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de Jong David M DM van de Vondervoort Sanne S Dwarkasing Roy S RS Thomeer Maarten G J MGJ Doukas Michael M Voermans Rogier P RP Verdonk Robert C RC Polak Wojciech G WG de Jonge Jeroen J Bruno Marco J MJ Van Driel Lydi M J W LMJW Groot Koerkamp Bas B
Endoscopy international open 20240823 8
<b>Background and study aims</b> Lymph node (LN) involvement is a poor prognostic factor for patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the yield and impact on clinical decision making of endoscopic ultrasound with tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) of LNs in patients with potentially resectable iCCA. <b>Patients and methods</b> In this multicenter cohort study, patients with potentially resectable iCCA and preoperative EUS between 2010 and 2020 were ret ...[more]