ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF THE BILIARY -PANCREATIC JUNCTION

Authors
LEVY P
Citation
P. Levy, ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF THE BILIARY -PANCREATIC JUNCTION, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 74(17-18), 1998, pp. 766-767
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
74
Issue
17-18
Year of publication
1998
Pages
766 - 767
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1998)74:17-18<766:EUOTB->2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The value and limitations of endoscopic ultrasonography, in particular as compared to modern imaging techniques, are examined in a variety o f diagnostic situations: cholestasis, pancreatic cysts, acute and chro nic pancreatitis, and the pretreatment workup of pancreatic adenocarci noma, endocrine tumor, or pseudocyst. The potential future usefulness of aspiration under ultrasound guidance is also discussed.