Clin Endosc.  2017 Mar;50(2):126-137. 10.5946/ce.2017.034.

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Direct Intervention for Solid Pancreatic Tumors

• Han J
• Chang KJ

• KMID: 2383529
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2017.034

Abstract

Development and use of linear-array echoendoscope and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) have made endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) more of an interventional procedure than a purely diagnostic procedure. This is a literature review of previously published clinical studies on EUS-guided direct intervention for solid pancreatic tumors, including EUS-guided fine needle injection (EUS-FNI) of antitumor agents, EUS-guided fiducial marker placement, EUS-guided brachytherapy and EUS-guided tumor ablation.

Keyword

Endosonography; Fine needle injection; Pancreatic neoplasms; Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

MeSH Terms

Antineoplastic Agents
Brachytherapy
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
Endosonography
Fiducial Markers
Needles
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Ultrasonography
Antineoplastic Agents

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