title: Assessment of resectability of gastrointestinal cancers by endoscopic ultrasonography.
abstract: The general principle in the treatment of malignancy is complete tumor removal. Meticulous preoperative staging determines whether the complete resection is technically possible. Should radical resection prove to be impossible, palliative methods are applied that aim at restitution of the intestinal passage without any effect on survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Dittler
mesh_terms: D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography