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Interventional EUS for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

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  • Current topics in endoscopic treatment of pancreatobiliary diseases
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Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Abstract

Since the curved linear array echoendoscope (linear EUS) was developed in the 1990s, EUS has evolved from EUS imaging, to EUS-guided FNA, and now to EUS-guided fine needle injection (FNI), giving EUS even wider application. This advancement has brought “interventional EUS” into the pancreato-biliary field. Interventional EUS for pancreatic cancer includes delivery of contrast agents, drainage/anastomosis, celiac neurolysis (including ganglion neorolysis), radiofrequency ablation, photodynamic therapy, brachytherapy, and delivery of a growing number of anti-tumor agents. This review will focus on interventional EUS in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

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Ashida, R., Chang, K.J. Interventional EUS for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 16, 592–597 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00534-009-0129-z

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