| Literature DB >> 19547908 |
Reiko Ashida1, Kenneth J Chang.
Abstract
Since the curved linear array echoendoscope (linear EUS) was developed in the 1990s, EUS has evolved from EUS imaging, to EUS-guided FNA, and now to EUS-guided fine needle injection (FNI), giving EUS even wider application. This advancement has brought "interventional EUS" into the pancreato-biliary field. Interventional EUS for pancreatic cancer includes delivery of contrast agents, drainage/anastomosis, celiac neurolysis (including ganglion neorolysis), radiofrequency ablation, photodynamic therapy, brachytherapy, and delivery of a growing number of anti-tumor agents. This review will focus on interventional EUS in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19547908 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-009-0129-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg ISSN: 0944-1166