Novel diagnostic and therapeutic modalities using endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic disease.

Author: Anjuli Kristin LUTHRA ¹ ; Girish MISHRA
Author Information

1. Section on General Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. jluthra@wakehealth.edu
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Cholangiography biliary drainage; Elastography; Endomicroscopy; Fiducial placement
MeSH: Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Pancreatic Diseases*; Ultrasonography*
From:Gastrointestinal Intervention 2017;6(1):15-24
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound is a rapidly evolving technology with an expanding list of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities. Innovative uses of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic malignancy may serve to improve survivability with earlier detection and groundbreaking interventions. This article aims to review these novel techniques.