EUS in rectal cancer.
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EUS for rectal disease.
The diagnostic applications for EUS have grown tremendously over the last decade. Most of the early development involved the use of EUS for upper GI indications. Until recently the rectal applications of EUS have largely remained unexplored. Several recent publications have demonstrated the usefulness of EUS in the evaluation of rectal diseases.1-3 At our center, there has been a steady increas...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
دوره 56 4 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002