Abstract
Pancreas is a retroperitoneally located organ, and thus general CT and MRI have a very limited specificity and sensitivity in diagnosing pancreatic diseases. However, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with a better differential diagnostic capability of detecting pancreatic morphology and properties through gastric wall has been widely accepted by physicians and become one of the first-line methods compared with other techniques. Currently, common technologies used in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic diseases include EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), EUS-guided drainage, EUS-guided pancreatic cysts ablation, EUS-assisted radiotherapy, and EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN), etc. Recent innovative applications include contrast-enhanced EUS with Doppler mode, contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS, and EUS elastography. The clinical application of EUS in pancreatic diseases has been overviewed.
Keywords: Diagnosis, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), endoscopy, pancreatic diseases, therapy.
Current Signal Transduction Therapy
Title:Endoscopic Ultrasonography: A Novel Management Strategy for Pancreatic Diseases
Volume: 10 Issue: 2
Author(s): Zhen-Hua Zhao, Qi-Jie Zhang, Bin Song, Zhuan Liao, Xiao-Tian Sun and Zhao-Shen Li
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Keywords: Diagnosis, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), endoscopy, pancreatic diseases, therapy.
Abstract: Pancreas is a retroperitoneally located organ, and thus general CT and MRI have a very limited specificity and sensitivity in diagnosing pancreatic diseases. However, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with a better differential diagnostic capability of detecting pancreatic morphology and properties through gastric wall has been widely accepted by physicians and become one of the first-line methods compared with other techniques. Currently, common technologies used in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic diseases include EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), EUS-guided drainage, EUS-guided pancreatic cysts ablation, EUS-assisted radiotherapy, and EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (EUS-CPN), etc. Recent innovative applications include contrast-enhanced EUS with Doppler mode, contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS, and EUS elastography. The clinical application of EUS in pancreatic diseases has been overviewed.
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Zhao Zhen-Hua, Zhang Qi-Jie, Song Bin, Liao Zhuan, Sun Xiao-Tian and Li Zhao-Shen, Endoscopic Ultrasonography: A Novel Management Strategy for Pancreatic Diseases, Current Signal Transduction Therapy 2015; 10 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574362410666150615222344
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574362410666150615222344 |
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