Role of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of patients with solid pancreatic masses

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-31

  Kahl, Stefan ^a   Malfertheiner, Peter ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Adenoma; Digestive system neoplasms; Endosonography; EUS, review of the literature; Islet cell tumors, diagnosis; Neoplasm staging; Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatitis; Solid pancreatic tumors, surgery; Ultrasonography, interventional

Indexed keywords

CANCER INVASION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID TUMOR; ULTRASOUND;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4043166246     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078732     Document Type: Review

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