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Abstract
The use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in pancreatic disease is rapidly evolving as the field moves from a primarily diagnostic role to one of therapeutic intervention. Therapeutic EUS includes techniques such as the celiac block and transmural pseudocyst drainage. Newer techniques include EUS-guided fine-needle injection therapy in which a variety of agents are being investigated for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Novel EUS-guided techniques are being devised to drain and alleviate pancreaticobiliary and gastroduodenal obstruction.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15191687 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-004-0036-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Gastroenterol Rep ISSN: 1522-8037