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Impact of endoscopic ultrasonography on diagnosis of pancreatic cancer Open
Accumulated evidence has revealed that endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has had a great impact on the clinical evaluation of pancreatic cancers. EUS can provide high-resolution images of the pancreas with a quality regarded as far surpassi…
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International multicenter comparative trial of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided gastroenterostomy versus surgical gastrojejunostomy for the treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction Open
Background and study aims EUS-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) is a novel procedure that potentially offers long-lasting luminal patency without the risk of tumor ingrowth/overgrowth. This study compared the clinical success, technical su…
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Consensus guidelines on the optimal management in interventional EUS procedures: results from the Asian EUS group RAND/UCLA expert panel Open
Objectives Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedures are gaining popularity and the most commonly performed procedures include EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst, EUS-guided biliary drainage, EUS-guided pancreati…
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Clinical practice guidelines for safe performance of endoscopic ultrasound/ultrasonography‐guided biliary drainage: 2018 Open
Endoscopic ultrasound/ultrasonography‐guided biliary drainage ( EUS ‐ BD ) is a relatively new modality for biliary drainage after failed or difficult transpapillary biliary cannulation. Despite its clinical utility, EUS ‐ BD can be compli…
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A Lesion-Based Convolutional Neural Network Improves Endoscopic Detection and Depth Prediction of Early Gastric Cancer Open
In early gastric cancer (EGC), tumor invasion depth is an important factor for determining the treatment method. However, as endoscopic ultrasonography has limitations when measuring the exact depth in a clinical setting as endoscopists of…
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Technical review of endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided gastroenterostomy in 2017 Open
Gastric outlet obstruction ( GOO ) can be caused by benign and malignant diseases and often leads to a reduction in patient quality of life. Lately, endoscopic ultrasonography ( EUS )‐guided gastroenterostomy ( EUS ‐ GE ) has emerged. At t…
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Endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided biliary and pancreatic duct interventions Open
Drainage of obstructed bile duct and pancreatic duct under endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) guidance has evolved into viable techniques suitable for patients with failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and/or altered …
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Ultrasound contrast agents Open
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) plays an important role in imaging of the mediastinum and abdominal organs. Since the introduction of US contrast agents (UCA) for transabdominal US, attempts have been made to apply contrast-enhanced US techniq…
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Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage: Who, when, which, and how? Open
Both endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS) and EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) are relatively well established as alternatives to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). Both EUS-CDS a…
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Endoscopic ultrasonography guided-fine needle aspiration for the diagnosis of solid pancreaticobiliary lesions: Clinical aspects to improve the diagnosis Open
Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has been applied to pancreaticobiliary lesions since the 1990s and is in widespread use throughout the world today. We used this method to confirm the pathological evidence…
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Which is the Best Imaging Method in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Diagnosis and Staging - CT, MRI or EUS? Open
EUS is the most effective technique used in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, the present study demonstrating an accuracy of 92.7%. Moreover, EUS offers the possibility to collect samples for cytological examination by EUS guided fine ne…
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Endoscopic ultrasonography diagnosis of subepithelial lesions Open
Using endoscopic ultrasonography ( EUS ), it is practicable to diagnose subepithelial lesions ( SEL ) with originating layer, echo level, and internal echo pattern etc. Lipoma, lymphangioma, and cyst have characteristic features; therefore…
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Endoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors Open
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors in the gastrointestinal tract, and about 60% of them are found in the stomach. With the widespread application of endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)…
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Application of A Convolutional Neural Network in The Diagnosis of Gastric Mesenchymal Tumors on Endoscopic Ultrasonography Images Open
Background and Aims: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a useful diagnostic modality for evaluating gastric mesenchymal tumors; however, differentiating gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) from benign mesenchymal tumors such as leiomy…
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Clinical utility of miniprobe endoscopic ultrasonography for prediction of invasion depth of early gastric cancer Open
Background: Recently, some studies assessed the clinical utility of miniprobe endoscopic ultrasonography for prediction of invasion depth of early gastric cancer (GC). However, the results remain inconsistent. Objectives: We conducted a me…
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Current status of artificial intelligence analysis for endoscopic ultrasonography Open
Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is an essential diagnostic tool for various types of pancreatic diseases such as pancreatic tumors and chronic pancreatitis; however, EUS imaging has low specificity for the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases…
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Complications of endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural drainage of pancreatic fluid collections and their management Open
The development of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage techniques and lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) has markedly reduced the complication rate of endoscopic transmural drainage of pancreatic collections and made these procedur…
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Combination of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided biliary drainage in malignant hilar biliary obstruction Open
Adequate biliary drainage (BD), defined as more than 50% of liver volume drained, is an ideal BD method in patients with advanced and unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO). Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (…
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Comprehensive review on EUS-guided biliary drainage Open
Feasibility of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for biliary drainage is not always applicable due to anatomical alterations or to inability to access the papilla. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage has always b…
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Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography in patients with surgically altered anatomy: Techniques and literature review Open
There are various reconstruction techniques that are used after upper gastrointestinal surgery. In recent years, opportunities for endoscopic diagnosis and treatment have been increasing in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Wit…
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Pre-operative Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors with Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography in a Large Series Open
Background & Aims: Diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (p-NETs) is frequently challenging. We describe a large series of patients with p-NETs in whom both pre-operative Computed Tomography (CT) and Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS…
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Assessment of the Diagnostic Performance of Endoscopic Ultrasonography After Conventional Endoscopy for the Evaluation of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Invasion Depth Open
This study found that the addition of EUS was not associated with improvements in the diagnostic accuracy of cancer invasion depth. These findings do not support the routine use of EUS after conventional endoscopy for evaluating the invasi…
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EUS-guided gastroenterostomy: Less is more! The wireless EUS-guided gastroenterostomy simplified technique Open
For patients with either benign or malignant gastric outlet obstruction, surgical gastroenterostomy, the standard of care for many years, seems to be losing ground to EUS-guided gastroenterostomy.1Khashab M.A. Kumbhari V. Grimm I.S. et al.…
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Gastric Subepithelial Lesions Open
Subepithelial lesions occasionally found in the stomach of patients undergoing endoscopy may be either benign lesions or tumors with malignant potential. They may also appear due to extrinsic compression. Discrimination of gastric subepith…
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Application of artificial intelligence in diagnosis of pancreatic malignancies by endoscopic ultrasound: a systemic review Open
Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly fatal malignancy with a global overall 5-year survival of under 10%. Screening of PC is not recommended outside of clinical trials. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a very sensitive test to…
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Endoscopic ultrasonography‐guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections Open
Endoscopic ultrasound ( EUS )‐guided drainage is now firmly established as the best option for drainage of walled‐off pancreatic fluid collections ( PFC ). It has high clinical efficacy, similar to surgical and percutaneous approaches, but…
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Gastroenterostomy Techniques for Treatment of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction Open
Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) can be caused by periampullary malignancies and often leads to a reduction in a patient's quality of life. Recently, endoscopic ultrasonography-guided gastroenterostomy (EUS-GE) using a lumen-apposing self-…
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Diagnosis of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma invasion depth before endoscopic submucosal dissection Open
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a widely accepted procedure for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SESCC) limited to the epithelium or lamina propria mucosae (EP/LPM). We aimed to compare the efficacy of endoscopic u…
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Optimal Management of Gastric Outlet Obstruction in Unresectable Malignancies Open
The aim of this article is to review the different treatment options for malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) and compare their safety and efficacy. We describe the history and evolution of gastrojejunostomy (GJ), endoscopic stenting…
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Comparison of the Diagnostic Ability of Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Gastric Subepithelial Tumors Open
APCT showed a lower overall accuracy than EUS; however, APCT remains a useful modality for malignant/potentially malignant gastric SETs.