Endoscopic ultrasound of pancreatic tumors

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Direct Intervention for Solid Pancreatic Tumors

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 inject...

Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pancreatic Tumors: A Promising Tool in Management of Pancreatic Tumors

Objective. Radiofrequency ablation is a well-established antitumor treatment and is recognized as one of the least invasive therapeutic modalities for pancreatic neoplasm. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) delivery can be used to treat both pancreatic cancer and asymptomatic premalignant pancreatic neoplasms and may serve as a less invasive alternative to surgical r...

Endoscopic ultrasound imaging of pancreatic duct ascariasis.

Ascaris lumbricoides infestation is endemic in tropical countries. Most infections by A. lumbricoides are asymptomatic, but they can produce a wide spectrum of manifestations including hepatobiliary and pancreatic complications. Pancreatic ascariasis is a rare entity. In a study of 500 patients with hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease due to A. lumbricoides infection, only seven had pancreatic...

Use of quantitative endoscopic ultrasound elastography for diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

How to cite this article: Nemakayala D, Patel P, Rahimi E, Fallon MB, Thosani N. Use of quantitative endoscopic ultrasound elastography for diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Endosc Ultrasound 2016;5:342-5. A 63-year-old man with a history of chronic hepatitis C and lung cancer presented for further evaluation of a pancreatic mass found during imaging surveillance of a complex hepat...