Interventional endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic disease.
The use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in pancreatic disease is rapidly evolving as the field moves from a primarily diagnostic role to one of therapeutic intervention. Therapeutic EUS includes techniques such as the celiac block and transmural pseudocyst drainage. Newer techniques include EUS-guided fine-needle injection therapy in which a variety of agents are being investigated for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Novel EUS-guided techniques are being devised to drain and alleviate pancreaticobiliary and gastroduodenal obstruction.
Fazel
Ali
A
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, PO Box 100214, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. fazela@medicine.ufl.edu
Draganov
Peter
P
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000601:surgery*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents