title: Endosonography-assisted diagnosis and therapy of gastrointestinal submucosal tumors.
abstract: Submucosal tumors (SMTs) are usually discovered fortuitously during routine endoscopy, including various non-neoplastic and neoplastic conditions. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is considered to be the best imaging procedure to characterize SMTs and to determine the need for further treatment. In this review, the following issues will be addressed: The role of EUS in diagnosis for SMTs, tissue diagnosis for SMTs and the influence of EUS on endoscopic resection techniques for SMTs.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Center, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Jintao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhijun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Center, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Siyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Center, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Center, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Center, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Center, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Guoxin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Endoscopic Center, The Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Endoscopic ultrasound; diagnosis; gastrointestinal; submucosal tumor; therapy