Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of difficult-to-access liver abscesses
Objectives: Antibiotic therapy and percutaneous drainage have been the first-line treatments for liver abscesses. However, percutaneous drainage of abscesses may be challenging in difficult-to-access locations such as the caudate lobe.
Yung Ka Chin, Ravishankar Asokkumar
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ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND IN THE EVALUATION OF UPPER SUBEPITHELIAL LESIONS
BackgroundEndoscopic ultrasound is considered the best imaging test for the diagnosis and evaluation of subepithelial lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.ObjectiveThe present study aims to describe the endosonographic characteristics of upper gastric ...
Dalton Marques CHAVES +7 more
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Therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound [PDF]
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is now firmly established as one of the essential tools for diagnosis in most gastrointestinal MDTs across the UK. However, the ability to provide therapy with EUS has resulted in a significant impact on the management of the patients.
Venkatachalapathy, Suresh, Nayar, Manu K
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Infected Necrosis in Severe Pancreatitis - Combined Nonsurgical Multi-Drainage with Directed Transabdominal High-Volume Lavage in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]
Background: Infection of pancreatic necrosis is a life-threatening complication during the course of acute pancreatitis. In critically ill patients, surgical or extended endoscopic interventions are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Minimally
Huber, W. +10 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasound Image Synthesis Using a Cycle-Consistent Adversarial Network
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a challenging procedure that requires skill, both in endoscopy and ultrasound image interpretation. Classification of key anatomical landmarks visible on EUS images can assist the gastroenterologist during navigation ...
Matthew J. Clarkson +10 more
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Context Tissue sampling of renal masses is traditionally performed via the percutaneous approach or laparoscopicaly. The utility of endoscopic ultrasound to biopsy renal lesions it remains unclear and few cases have been reported.
Renata Nobre MOURA +5 more
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Recent development of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of bile ducts is experiencing widespread introduction into clinical algorithms and utilization of its benefits on regular basis.
Rastislav Kunda
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Ultrasound Can Facilitate Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Insertion in the Non-Transilluminated Abdominal Wall [PDF]
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), first described in the 1980s, is an enteral nutrition route used for long-term nutrition in patients who cannot be fed by mouth for various reasons but have no gastrointestinal disturbance.
Ali Solmaz +8 more
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Acute mediastinitis is a life-threatening condition, and standard treatment is percutaneous drainage and/or surgical treatment with antibiotics. A 58-year-old male diagnosed with acute mediastinitis originating from pancreatic fistula, detected only by ...
Yasuki Hori +6 more
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Determination of optimal ultrasound planes for the initialisation of image registration during endoscopic ultrasound-guided procedures [PDF]
Purpose Navigation of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided procedures of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) system can be technically challenging due to the small fields-of-view of ultrasound and optical devices, as well as the anatomical variability and ...
Keane, G. +9 more
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