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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2026; 18(2): 113393
Published online Feb 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i2.113393
Published online Feb 16, 2026. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i2.113393
Endoscopic ultrasound in differentiation of solid pancreatic head lesions: A single centre experience
Pabitra Sahu, Subhashish Mazumdar, Jata Shankar Kumar, Ashish Garg, Sanchit Singh, PraveenKumar Rejliwal, Premashish Kar, Department of Gastroenterology, MAX Super Speciality Hospital, Ghaziabad 201012, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author contributions: Sahu P, Mazumdar S, Kumar JS, and Kar P contributed to the study concept/design, data analysis and interpretation, and manuscript drafting; Sahu P, Mazumdar S, Kumar JS, Garg A, Singh S, and Rejliwal P contributed to data acquisition; Kar P supervised the project; and all authors read and approved the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of MAX Super Speciality Hospital, approval No. EC/NEW/INST/2023/UP/0234.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent taken for all cases.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Data sharing has been approved by all the authors.
Corresponding author: Pabitra Sahu, MD, DM, Assistant Professor, Consultant, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, MAX Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad 201012, Uttar Pradesh, India. pabitra.sahu89@gmail.com
Received: August 26, 2025
Revised: October 11, 2025
Accepted: December 17, 2025
Published online: February 16, 2026
Processing time: 164 Days and 11.8 Hours
Revised: October 11, 2025
Accepted: December 17, 2025
Published online: February 16, 2026
Processing time: 164 Days and 11.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: A precise diagnosis of a pancreatic head lesions is fundamental to effective management and a favorable final outcome. This retrospective study underscores the critical role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in these cases. Apart from EUS-guided biopsy, EUS characteristics like pancreatic duct diameter, pancreatic duct course and EUS elastographic parameters like color pattern, strain ratio also provide important clue to differentiate benign and malignant pancreatic head lesions.