Endoscopic Ultrasound

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shami, Vanessa M. (Editor), Kahaleh, Michel. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2010.
• Series: Clinical Gastroenterology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Cancer > Surgery.; Endoscopic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-480-7

Endoscopic ultrasound has revolutionized the approach to lesions inside and outside the gastrointestinal tract. It has opened the door for gastroenterologists to explore organs outside of the GI lumen, such as the lymph nodes, lung, pancreas, and liver. Endoscopic Ultrasound covers all aspects of en...

Table of Contents:

• Endosonographic Instrumentation
• Probe Ultrasonograpy
• Radial Endoscopic Ultrasound
• Linear Endoscopic Ultrasound
• The Cytopathology of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Pitfalls in Endoscopic Ultrasound
• The Role of EUS in Esophageal Cancer
• The Role of EUS in Mediastinal Nodes, Masses, Cysts and Lung Cancer
• The Role of EUS in Gastric Cancer
• The Role of EUS in Subepithelial lesions
• The Role of EUS in Duodenal/ Ampullary Lesions
• The Role of EUS in Pancreatic Cancer
• The Role of EUS in Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
• The Role of EUS in the Biliary System
• The Role of EUS in Rectal Cancer and Incontinence
• EAP/EAC
• Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
• Celiac Plexus Block and Neurolysis
• Fine needle Injection Therapy
• Enhanced Contrast Imaging/ Microbubble Imaging
• Endosurgical Applications of EUS
• The Future of EUS.