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Endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration is a safe technique that allows the collection of tissue samples for histological diagnosis, as well as therapeutic maneuvers. It has better diagnostic accuracy versus other exploration techniques used for the staging of neoplasms in the gastrointestinal tract as well as in other organs. The risk for complications is extremely low, and the procedure has been shown to be cost-effective in many studies. In this paper we attempt to review the main present indications of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration.La ecoendoscopia sectorial es una técnica muy segura con una gran precisión diagnóstica no alcanzable por otras exploraciones utilizadas en la estadificación de distintos tumores del tracto digestivo y órganos vecinos. Permite la realización de punción aspiración con aguja fina con obtención de material para estudio histológico, además de facilitar la realización de numerosas maniobras terapéuticas. Tiene un porcentaje de complicaciones extraordinariamente bajo, saliendo además reforzada en los análisis de coste-efectividad realizados. En este trabajo realizamos una revisión de las indicaciones actuales de la ecoendoscopia sectorial.

Endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration is a safe technique that allows the collection of tissue samples for histological diagnosis, as well as therapeutic maneuvers. It has better diagnostic accuracy versus other exploration techniques used for the staging of neoplasms in the gastrointestinal tract as well as in other organs. The risk for complications is extremely low, and the procedure has been shown to be cost-effective in many studies. In this paper we attempt to review the main present indications of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration.