Evidenzbasierte Einsatzmöglichkeiten der Endosonografie

Zusammenfassung

In diesem Übersichtsartikel werden die aktuellen evidenzbasierten Möglichkeiten der Endosonografie dargelegt.

Abstract

In this overview the variety of current evidence based diagnostic options of EUS are discussed.

Schlüsselwörter

Ösophagus - Magen - Pankreas - Rektum

Key words

esophagus - stomach - pancreas - rectum

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