Endoscopic ultrasonography: Current clinical role

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-301

  Fusaroli, Pietro ^a   Caletti, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Fine needle aspiration; Staging

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER PAIN; CANCER STAGING; CELIAC PLEXUS; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NEUROLYSIS; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PERIAMPULLARY CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH LYMPHOMA; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 15744379758     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200503000-00006     Document Type: Review

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