Newly-developed, forward-viewing echoendoscope: A comparative pilot study to the standard echoendoscope in the imaging of abdominal organs and feasibility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided interventions

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 362-367

  Iwashita, Takuji ^a   Nakai, Yousuke ^a   Lee, John G ^a   Park, Do Hyun ^a   Muthusamy, V Raman ^a   Chang, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystogastrostomy; Endoscopic ultrasound; Fine needle aspiration; Forward viewing curvilinear array echoendoscope; Oblique viewing curvilinear array echoendoscope; Pancreatic pseudocyst drainage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEPATIC DUCT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS TUMOR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; STANDARD;

EID: 84862907773     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06923.x     Document Type: Article

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