endoscopic ultrasound; endosonography (EUS)
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Introduction
Ultrasound via endoscopy.
Procedure
- endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes a may be useful in addition to mediastinoscopy for pre-operative staging of lung cancer.[1]
- endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration of suspected pancreatic mass can provide tissue for pathology
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Annema JT, Versteegh MI, Veselic M, Welker L, Mauad T, Sont JK, Willems LN, Rabe KF. Endoscopic ultrasound added to mediastinoscopy for preoperative staging of patients with lung cancer. JAMA. 2005 Aug 24;294(8):931-6. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16118383
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015
- ↑ Landi B, Palazzo L The role of endosonography in submucosal tumours. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2009;23(5):679-701 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19744633