title: [The role of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and therapy of gastrointestinal disorders].
abstract: Endoscopic ultrasound is one of those diagnostic methods in gastrointestinal endoscopy which has developed rapidly in the last decade and has became exceedingly available to visualize the walls of the internal organs in details corresponding to histological layers, or analyze the adjacent structures. Fine needles and other endoscopic accessories can be introduced into the neighbouring tissues under the guidance of endoscopic ultrasound, and diagnostic and minimally invasive therapeutic interventions can be performed. The endoscopic ultrasound became more widely available in Hungary in recent years. This review focuses on the indications, benefits and complications of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound. We recommend this article to gastroenterologists, surgeons, internists, pulmonologists, and to specialists in oncology and radiology. This recommendation was based on the consensus of the Board members of the Endoscopic Ultrasound Section of the Hungarian Gastroenterological Society.
authors.affiliation: Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar I. Belgyógyászati Klinika Szeged Pf. 427 6701.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Czakó
authors.affiliation: Bács-Kiskun Megyei Kórház Gasztroenterológiai Osztály Kecskemét.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dubravcsik
authors.affiliation: Zala Megyei Kórház Belgyógyászati Osztály Zalaegerszeg.
authors.forename: Beáta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gasztonyi
authors.affiliation: Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Kórház I. Belgyógyászat-Gasztroenterológia Budapest.
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamvas
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar I. Belgyógyászati Klinika Pécs.
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pakodi
authors.affiliation: Bács-Kiskun Megyei Kórház Gasztroenterológiai Osztály Kecskemét.
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szepes
authors.affiliation: Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar I. Belgyógyászati Klinika Szeged Pf. 427 6701.
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szepes
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy
keywords: diagnostic endoscopic ultrasound; diagnosztikus endoszkópos ultrahang; endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration; endoszkópos ultrahang vezérelte mintavétel; gastrointestinal malignancies; gastrointestinalis daganatok; staging; terápiás endoszkópos ultrahang; therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound