Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Direct Intervention for Solid Pancreatic Tumors.

Author: Jimin HAN ¹ ; Kenneth J CHANG
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Endosonography; Fine needle injection; Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
MeSH: Antineoplastic Agents; Brachytherapy; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration; Endosonography; Fiducial Markers; Needles; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Ultrasonography
From:Clinical Endoscopy 2017;50(2):126-137
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Development and use of linear-array echoendoscope and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) have made endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) more of an interventional procedure than a purely diagnostic procedure. This is a literature review of previously published clinical studies on EUS-guided direct intervention for solid pancreatic tumors, including EUS-guided fine needle injection (EUS-FNI) of antitumor agents, EUS-guided fiducial marker placement, EUS-guided brachytherapy and EUS-guided tumor ablation.