Endoscopic Ultrasonography of the Esophagus
| Autor: | Hiroshi Natori, Morimichi Fukuda, Kenichiro Hirata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Esophageal Neoplasms medicine.diagnostic_test Esophageal disease business.industry General surgery Transducers Lumen (anatomy) Endoscopic mucosal resection medicine.disease digestive system diseases Endosonography Endoscopy medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiothoracic surgery Lymphatic Metastasis medicine Carcinoma Humans Neoplasm Invasiveness Surgery Radiology Esophagus business Abdominal surgery |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Surgery. 24:216-226 |
| ISSN: | 1432-2323 0364-2313 |
| Popis: | Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a generally accepted technique for the preoperative staging of malignant tumors in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts. In particular, EUS has been considered the method of choice in diagnosing esophageal carcinoma due to the relative ease in performing the examination and the accuracy of staging based on high-resolution ultrasonic imaging from within the lumen of the esophagus. This comprehensive review covers currently available EUS instruments, image characteristics of esophageal carcinoma, and images by the recently introduced miniprobe scanner. The role of the method in diagnosing superficial esophageal carcinoma and the possible treatment by endoscopic mucosal resection of this particular disease entity are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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