title: Pancreatic pseudocyst drainage performed with a new prototype forward-viewing linear echoendoscope.
abstract: Interventional endoscopy is a field that continues to grow rapidly. A novel prototype forward-viewing echoendoscope (FV-EUS) has been recently developed in an attempt to overcome some of the limitations of conventional curved linear-array echoendoscopes (OV-EUS). We present a case of a successful endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a pancreatic pseudocyst using a forward-viewing echoendoscope. Although the utilization use of this newly developed echoendoscope has not yet become widespread, its unique characteristics can help to easily perform routine therapeutic procedures and contribute to the expansion of interventional endoscopic utrasoundultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, España.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández de Castro
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Cañete
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Endoscopia. Servicio de Gastroenterologí, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanz de Villalobos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
authors.forename: Reyes
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreiro
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterología y Hepatología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Universidad de Alcalá. IRICYS, España.
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albillos Martínez
authors.affiliation: Gastroentología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vázquez Sequeiros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*