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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and the management of pancreatic cancer
BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2020 Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality in western countries. Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancers plays a key role in the management by identification of patients who are surgical candidates.
M. Yousaf +7 more
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The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in the Management of Gastric Varices
Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2021 Purpose of Review Gastric varices (GV) are an important complication of portal hypertension, and the current recommendation for management is beta-blocker therapy for primary prophylaxis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for active
S. Thiruvengadam, A. Sedarat
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Subharmonic and Endoscopic Contrast Imaging of Pancreatic Masses: A Pilot Study. [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES: To use subharmonic imaging (SHI) to depict the vascularity of pancreatic masses compared to contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and pathologic results.
Eisenbrey, John R. +10 more
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Digestive Endoscopy, 2020 Current evidence supporting the utility of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided biliary drainage (EUS‐BD) as primary treatment for distal malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) is limited.
Zheng Jin +6 more
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A High Sensitivity 20-MHz Endoscopic Transducer With Integrated Miniature Amplifier
IEEE Access, 2020 Endoscopic transducer with small size and high frequency has been widely studied and applied in medical ultrasound imaging. However, attenuation affects high frequency ultrasound waves to a greater degree than lower frequency waves, which results in ...
Zhile Han +6 more
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a post-hepatectomy abscess using a lumen-apposing self-expandable metal stent with electrocautery-enhanced delivery system [PDF]
, 2016 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a post-hepatectomy abscess using a lumenapposing self-expandable metal stent with electrocautery-enhanced delivery ...
Attili, Adolfo Francesco +6 more
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Endoscopic Ultrasound versus Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Suspected Common Bile Duct Stones. [PDF]
, 2015 Patients with suspected common bile duct (CBD) stones are often diagnosed using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), an invasive procedure with risk of significant complications.
Davidson, BR +3 more
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Gastroenterology, 2022 BACKGROUND AND AIMS Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is non-invasive, cost-effective and accurate to determine disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC). In this study we prospectively evaluated IUS for treatment response in a longitudinal cohort by using ...
F. D. de Voogd +7 more
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Insights into the role of endoscopic ultrasound–guided vascular therapy
Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2019 Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding is a life-threatening complication in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. The endoscopic injection of cyanoacrylate is considered as the first-line alternative for gastric varices treatment; however ...
Roberto Oleas, Carlos Robles-Medranda
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Gut and Liver, 2020 Most patients who require biliary drainage can be treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-guided procedures. However, ERCP can be challenging in patients with complications, such as malignant duodenal obstruction, or a surgically-
T. Ogura, K. Higuchi
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