Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Local Therapy of Pancreatic Tumors.
10.4166/kjg.2015.66.3.154
- Author:
Won Jae YOON
1
;
Dong Wan SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:English Abstract ; Review
- Keywords:
Endosonography;
Therapeutics;
Pancreas;
Neoplasms
- MeSH:
Animals;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Catheter Ablation;
Disease Models, Animal;
Endosonography;
Humans;
Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology/surgery/*therapy;
Photochemotherapy;
Photosensitizing Agents/therapeutic use
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2015;66(3):154-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The development of curvilinear EUS has enabled EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration of intra-abdominal mass lesions. With the introduction of interventional EUS, this technology has undergone several modifications in order to be applied to clinical medicine. One of the potential uses of interventional EUS is the EUS-guided local therapy of pancreatic tumors. Various treatment modalities such as fine-needle injection, radiofrequency ablation, photodynamic therapy, laser ablation, and brachytherapy have been tried under EUS guidance. Some of these modalities are being applied clinically. These methods for EUS-guided local therapy of pancreatic tumors will be reviewed in this article.
