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Endoscopy 2011; 43(11): 993-999
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291444
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

The year of improved tissue acquisition, randomized trials, and endoscopic ultrasound-guided therapy

M. S. Bhutani
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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04 November 2011 (online)

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Presentations at this year’s Digestive Disease Week (DWW; 7 – 10 May, 2011; Chicago, Illinois, USA) reflected a very active year for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). There were numerous abstracts on EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and core biopsy to improve tissue acquisition, improve diagnostic accuracy, and indeed go beyond routine cytology and tissue diagnosis. EUS-guided therapy including drainage, anastomoses, injection of therapeutic agents, and ablation were other common themes with a lot of new information presented, much of which was obtained from randomized trials. This review discusses in detail some of the abstracts that followed a common theme. Additional interesting abstracts on this topic are listed at the end of the review.

 

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      • EUS-guided therapy

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      • Pancreaticobiliary imaging

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      • EUS and tumor staging

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      • EUS and chronic pancreatitis

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      • EUS and elastography

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      • EUS and confocal andomicroscopy

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      • EUS and contrast agents

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      • EUS and inflammatory bowel disease

      • 96 Fritscher-Ravens A, Ellrichmann M, Nikolaus S et al. Endoscopic ultrasound of the colon for the differentiation of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in comparison to healthy controls – a prospective, blinded, comparative study. Gastrointest Endosc 2011; 73: 128
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      • EUS in pediatric population

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      • Miscellanoeous/ other

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