Mediastinal and gastric EUS: Indications and technique of examination

Minerva Medica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-429

  De Luca, L ^a,b   Di Bella, S ^a   D'Amore, E ^a  

^a Pellegrin Hospital   (Italy)

^b Unit of Cardiology Ospedale dei Pellegrini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Mediastinal diseases; Stomach diseases; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; REVIEW; STOMACH CARCINOMA; STOMACH LYMPHOMA;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINUM; NEOPLASM STAGING; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36749030554     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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