title: Role of endoscopy in the staging of esophageal and gastric cancer.
abstract: Progress in instrumentation and clinical research continues to expand the potential utility of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the treatment of esophageal and gastric cancer. This review focuses on the role of EUS in the staging and treatment planning of patients with esophageal and gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Germany. helmut.messmann@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Messmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schlottmann
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology