Abstract
Purpose: to study the role of enteroclysis-guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of focal small-bowel lesions
Material and Methods: Twenty patients with non-palpable circumscribed small-bowel lesions found on enteroclysis underwent FNAC after confirmation of needle position under fluoroscopy
Results: Positive diagnosis was obtained in 18 (90%) of the patients. Thirteen patients with positive FNAC and one with inconclusive cytology underwent surgery. in all, the cytological diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. No complications were seen
Conclusion: Enteroclysis-guided FNAC of focal small-bowel lesions is a safe and accurate diagnostic method
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