Endoscopic ultrasound for luminal malignancies.
Luminal gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancers are responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. Since the first pairing of ultrasonography with endoscopy in 1980, technologic advances and the increased availability of trained endosonographers have propelled endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) to the forefront of luminal GI cancer staging. In this article we discuss the role of EUS for evaluating luminal GI cancers.
Developmental Endoscopy Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Raghuram P
RP
Reddy
Michael J
MJ
Levy
Maurits J
MJ
Wiersema
D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods