Endoscopic Ultrasound in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
Key Points • Both radial or linear echoendoscopes can be used for evaluation and staging of esophageal and gastric cancer. • The role of EUS is limited in patients with…
Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Posterior Mediastinal Lesions
Key Points • Criteria exist to differentiate benign from malignant mediastinal lymph nodes, but used alone these criteria are not sufficiently accurate. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS FNA) is required…
How to Perform Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Esophagus and Mediastinum
Esophagus Obtaining high-quality images of the esophageal wall is one of the more difficult tasks that an endosonographer will encounter. One has to deal with the “catch 22” that pits…
Indications, Preparation, and Adverse Effects
Key Points • The primary indications for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are cancer diagnosis and staging, assessment (usually combined with EUS fine-needle aspiration [FNA]) of lymph nodes, and evaluation of pancreatic…
Training and Simulators
Key Points • EUS is an advanced endoscopic procedure that is operator dependent, and training in a structured program is required for the development of cognitive, technical, and integrative skills…
