Future therapeutic indications for endoscopic ultrasound.
Attempts to perform therapy guided by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) are rare. Some new indications for interventional and therapeutic endoscopic procedures performed under EUS control have been developed in areas that have been purely surgical for many years. Indications, procedures, and related tools for EUS-guided endosurgery are described, all of which are experimental but may open a new corridor for endoscopists to enter a variety of transluminal procedures in real time without soiling the peritoneal or mediastinal cavity.
Fritscher-Ravens
Annette
A
Department of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK. fri.rav@btopenworld.com
Swain
Paul
P
D019160:Endosonography / Q000639:trends*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000639:trends