title: [Endosonography: a review of applications in gastroenterology].
abstract: Endosonography is a very important method of investigation in several specialties. It allows the gastroenterologist to reach organs and structures, that may not be seen by percutaneous ultrasound performing a closer imaging of them. Endoscopic ultrasound was initially introduced as a pure diagnostic tool. Nowadays there are many therapeutic interventions that can be done endosonographically. This publication reviews the last development of this method.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Gastroenterologie, Departement Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen. janek.binek@kssg.ch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Binek
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional