John DeWitt
John DeWitt
Pancreatic cystic neoplasms represent a wide spectrum of invariably benign to precancerous and malignant tumors. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic cyst ablation with ethanol and/or paclitaxel offers a nonoperative treatment for patien...
Ganapathy A Prasad,Shyam Varadarajulu
Ganapathy A Prasad
Abdominal and pelvic abscesses have traditionally been drained by percutaneous techniques or surgery. While surgical drainage is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, percutaneous techniques are associated with the need for ...
Do Hyun Park
Do Hyun Park
To date, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) has been considered as the usual biliary access after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Since endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided bile duct puncture ...
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy for malignant lower biliary tract obstruction [0.03%]
内镜超声引导下胆总管十二指肠吻合术治疗恶性低位胆道梗阻
Kenji Yamao,Kazuo Hara,Nobumasa Mizuno et al.
Kenji Yamao et al.
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS) is a novel alternative to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage, when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is unsuccessful in patients with malignant lower biliary...
Takuji Iwashita,John G Lee
Takuji Iwashita
The success rate of deep biliary cannulation is high but still not perfect in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), even with aggressive techniques. With the development of linear-array echoendoscopes, the endoscopic ultras...
Michael J Levy,Suresh T Chari,Maurits J Wiersema
Michael J Levy
Intractable abdominal pain commonly develops in patients with pancreatic cancer. Oral pharmacologic therapy is ineffective for many patients and side effects commonly occur. Celiac neurolysis (CN) is sometimes performed to enhance pain reli...
Marc Giovannini
Marc Giovannini
Surgery for pancreatic pseudocysts (PPCs) may be associated with high rates of complication and mortality. Since its introduction in the late 1980s, endoscopic drainage of PPCs has become established as an alternative nonsurgical approach. ...
Endoscopic ultrasonography/fine-needle aspiration and endobronchial ultrasonography/fine-needle aspiration for lung cancer staging [0.03%]
用于肺癌分期的内镜超声/细针穿刺和支气管内超声/细针穿刺
Ali Lankarani,Michael B Wallace
Ali Lankarani
This article reviews different techniques available for diagnosis and staging of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The advantages and disadvantages of each staging method are highlighted. The role of the gastroenterologist i...
Amer A Alkhatib,Douglas O Faigel
Amer A Alkhatib
Subepithelial lesions are frequently discovered during routine endoscopic examinations. These lesions represent a wide spectrum of heterogeneous benign to malignant conditions. Most of these lesions are asymptomatic. There is no consensus r...
Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cystic lesions: a practical approach to diagnosis and management [0.03%]
内镜超声引导的胰腺囊性病变细针抽吸：诊断和处理的新方法
Jason B Samarasena,Yousuke Nakai,Kenneth J Chang
Jason B Samarasena
The diagnosis and management of pancreatic cystic lesions remains a challenging area in gastroenterology. Differentiating benign from premalignant or premalignant from malignant cysts is complicated by the large overlap in morphologic, chem...