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Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Liver Disease: Where Do We Stand?
As the burden of liver disease in the general populace steadily increases, so does the need for both advanced diagnostic and treatment options. Endoscopic ultrasound is a reliable diagnostic and therapeutic method that has an established role, foremost ...
Tajana Pavic+7 more
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The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in the Management of Gastric Varices
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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The endoscopic management for malignant gastric outlet obstruction has expanded with the advent of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided gastrojejunostomy.
Juan Reyes Genere+2 more
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Numerous clinical pathways exist for patients presenting with a suspicious pancreatic mass. These range from direct surgical intervention following staging, with preoperative cross-sectional imaging, EUS with or without fine-needle aspiration or fine ...
N. Arya+7 more
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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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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided vascular interventions: From diagnosis to treatment
The development of endoscopic ultrasound was driven by the need to develop less invasive alternatives to surgical and radiologic interventions for a wide variety of gastrointestinal conditions.
Jiannis Anastasiou, Tyler M Berzin
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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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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and the management of pancreatic cancer
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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Background To assess treatment response, objective measures are superior to clinical improvement in Crohn’s disease [CD]. Intestinal ultrasound [IUS] is an attractive, non-invasive alternative to endoscopy, demonstrating early transmural changes after ...
de Voogd+5 more
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A High Sensitivity 20-MHz Endoscopic Transducer With Integrated Miniature Amplifier
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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