Who Needs an Endoscopic Ultrasound? by Eric C Lam

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Hydatid Cyst Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound by F. Castro-Poças, Tarcísio Araújo, André Coelho, Donzilia Silva, Isabel Pedroto

“…Upper endoscopy revealed a bulge in the lesser curvature and posterior wall of the stomach with 4-5 cm. Endoscopic ultrasound was performed which showed a heterogeneous lesion, anechogenic in the major part, with a floating membrane inside, the greatest diameter of 90.8 × 17.2 mm, originated in the left liver lobe. …”
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Advances in Endoscopic Ultrasound, Part 2: Therapy by Edward Kim, Jennifer J Telford

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Outcome of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy by Tae Young Park, Jeong Seop Moon

“…Background and Objectives. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)- guided transesophageal fine needle biopsy has been used as a method for histologic evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes (LNs). …”
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Intratumoural Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer by Brian M Yan, Jacques Van Dam

“…The current standard of care includes resection, if possible, as well as systemic chemoradiation therapy. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an established technique for the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of postoperative pancreatic fluid collections by Shigeru Nishiyama, Takeshi Hisa, Aki Ego, Shogo Sakata, Yui Ito, Akiharu Kudo, Takahiro Yamada, Shozo Osera, Hideki Fukushima, Shunta Ishizaki, Ryoga Hamura, Masashi Tsunematsu, Kyohei Abe, Yoshihiro Shirai, Shinji Onda

“…Background : Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage (EUSD) is an effective treatment for postoperative pancreatic fluid collections (POPFCs); however, standards regarding stents used for EUSD have not been established. …”
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Indications for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Drainage: For Benign or Malignant Cases? by Daisuke Uchida, Hironari Kato, Yosuke Saragai, Saimon Takada, Sho Mizukawa, Shinichiro Muro, Yutaka Akimoto, Takeshi Tomoda, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Shigeru Horiguchi, Hiroyuki Okada

“…Recurrent pancreatitis associated with pancreatic strictures requires treatment with endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP), but it is sometimes technically unsuccessful. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic drainage (EUS-PD) was developed as an alternative to a surgical approach after failed ERP; however, the indications for EUS-PD are unclear. …”
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Advances in Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Palliative Care by Wenyu Zhang, Jingzheng Chen, Wei Zhang, Min Xu

Subjects: “…endoscopic ultrasound…”
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Identifying Contraindication to Resection in Patients with Pancreatic Carcinoma: The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound by Maurits J Wiersema

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Fecal Elastase Levels Predict Honeycombing in Pancreas Detected with Endoscopic Ultrasound by Sinan Akay, Burcu Şirin, Belkıs Ünsal

“…Also, fecal elastase values can predict chronic changes in pancreas detected with endoscopic ultrasound.…”
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The Role of Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound in Liver Diseases: What Have We Learnt? by Cosmas Rinaldi A. Lesmana, Maria Satya Paramitha, Rino A. Gani

“…Recently, there are studies looking at the potential role of interventional endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in liver diseases. EUS may be useful in vascular changes of the digestive wall evaluation, performing dynamic assessment of hemodynamic changes, predicting variceal bleeding and rebleeding risk, and assessing the pharmacological effects. …”
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage without Fluoroscopic Guidance for Extraluminal Complicated Cysts by Hyeong Seok Nam, Hyung Wook Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Bum Park, Su Jin Kim, Dae Gon Ryu, Joon Ho Jeon

“…Background. Endoscopic ultrasound- (EUS-) guided drainage is generally performed under fluoroscopic guidance. …”
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Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and Biopsy Device for Lymphadenopathy by Yuki Tanisaka, Masafumi Mizuide, Akashi Fujita, Tomoya Ogawa, Ryuichiro Araki, Masahiro Suzuki, Hiromune Katsuda, Youichi Saito, Kazuya Miyaguchi, Tomoaki Tashima, Yumi Mashimo, Masami Yasuda, Shomei Ryozawa

“…This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy and usefulness of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) with a conventional needle compared to endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) with a Franseen needle for diagnosing lymphadenopathy. …”
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Efficacy of Early Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transluminal Drainage for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula by Nao Fujimori, Takashi Osoegawa, Akira Aso, Soichi Itaba, Yosuke Minoda, Masatoshi Murakami, Kazuhide Matsumoto, Katsuhito Teramatsu, Yu Takamatsu, Takehiro Takaoka, Takamasa Oono, Eikichi Ihara, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Takao Ohtsuka, Masafumi Nakamura, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…Background. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transluminal drainage (EUS-TD) is generally performed 4 weeks after disease onset for evacuating pancreatic fluid collections. …”
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The Utility of Repeat Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration for Suspected Pancreatic Cancer by Mark Nicaud, Wei Hou, Dennis Collins, Mihir S. Wagh, Shailendra Chauhan, Peter V. Draganov

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Predicting Residual Rectal Adenocarcinoma in the Surgical Specimen after Preoperative Brachytherapy with Endoscopic Ultrasound by Joseph Romagnuolo, Josée Parent, Té Vuong, Mélanie Bélanger, René P Michel, Paul J Belliveau, Judith L Trudel

“…BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: A novel brachytherapy (BT) protocol evaluated at McGill University has shown promise in terms of downstaging and achieving high tumour sterilization rates in rectal cancer. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has emerged as the imaging modality of choice for local staging of rectal cancer. …”
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Shearing of guidewire coating by the tip of the electrocautery dilator during endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage by Koichiro Mandai, Takato Inoue

“…We present the case of an 86-year-old man with acute gallstone-induced cholecystitis who underwent endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage. Despite the successful one-step gallbladder puncture and tract dilation using a fine-gauge electrocautery dilator, significant resistance was encountered during guidewire manipulation, ultimately revealing a peeled-off coating of the guidewire at the dilator tip. …”
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Malignant biliary obstruction treated with preoperative endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy: A case report by Taira Kuroda, Hideki Miyata, Yuka Kimura, Ayaka Nakamura, Takuya Matsuda, Kana Matsuoka, Mai Fukumoto, Kazuya Murakawa, Taisei Murakami, Hirofumi Izumoto, Kei Onishi, Shogo Kitahata, Kozue Kanemitsu-Okada, Tomoe Kawamura, Fujimasa Tada, Eiji Tsubouchi, Jun Hanaoka, Atsushi Hiraoka, Tomoyuki Ninomiya

Subjects: “…endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration…”
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The Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases—Report of Three Cases by Mauro Ajaj Saieg, Felipe Yazawa, Manuela Horta, Lucio G. Rossini, Mabel Tatty Medeiros Fracassi, Fabíola Del Carlo Bernardi

“…Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a fast and minimally invasive methodology with a crucial impact on patients’ management. …”
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Utility and clinical significance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition for diagnosing lymphadenopathies in biliary tract cancer by Katsuhiko Sato, Minoru Shigekawa, Syuhei Yamamoto, Takayuki Matsumae, Yu Sato, Teppei Yoshioka, Takahiro Kodama, Hayato Hikita, Tomohide Tatsumi, Tetsuo Takehara

“…Abstract Lymph node sampling with endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) may affect treatment options for biliary tract cancers. …”
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