Endosonography of the Mediastinum

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Common indications  Lymphadenopathy  Lung cancer nodal staging  Esophageal cancer tumor Nodal staging  Mediastinal mass Uncommon indications  Mediastinal vascular abnormalities  Mediastinal cystic lesions  Thyroid mass/lesion  Mediastinal collections FNA fine-needle aspiration, FNB…

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EUS in Pancreatic Tumors

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Tumor Note the maximal dimensions, border irregularity, echo-texture, and presence of solid/cystic components in the tumor Vascular invasion Pancreatic head tumor: note the relationship of the tumor with the portal…

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Rectal Cancer and Anal Sphincter Disorders

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Fig. 27.1 Management algorithm for nonmetastatic primary rectal cancer (ESD endoscopic submucosal dissection) The diagnostic accuracy of EUS in rectal cancer staging has recently been questioned and criticized as clinical…

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Other Benign Biliary Strictures: Sclerosing Cholangitis, Autoimmune Cholangitis, Post-Liver Transplant

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Benign intrinsic Malignant intrinsic Iatrogenic injury (i.e., post-surgical) Cholangiocarcinoma Primary sclerosing cholangitis Biliary IPMN Autoimmune cholangiopathy (i.e., IgG4-associated) Biliary involvement of ampullary carcinoma Inflammatory Chloroma Ischemic cholangiopathy Myeloma Fibroinflammtory biliary…

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Bleeding from the Papilla

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Iatrogenic Liver biopsy  Transhepatic cholangiography  Transhepatic ablative therapy  Transhepatic biliary drainage  Cholecystectomy  Bile duct surgery  Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) manipulation (stenting, sphincterotomy, biopsy, lithotripsy, stricture dilation, etc.) Trauma Penetrating injury…

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ERCP in Post-Surgical Patients

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Fig. 17.1 Standard scope length and distance from the mouth to the biliary orifice following surgical alteration of the gastrointestinal tract. BPD biliopancreatic diversion, RYGBP Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure Table…

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