Book[edited by] Robert H. Hawes, Paul Fockens, Shyam Varadarajulu.
Summary: From diagnostic to therapeutic procedures, Endosonography, 3rd Edition is an easy-to-access, highly visual guide covering everything you need to effectively perform EUS, interpret your findings, diagnose accurately, and choose the best treatment course. World-renowned endosonographers help beginners apply endosonography in staging cancers, evaluating chronic pancreatitis, and studying bile duct abnormalities and submucosal lesions. Practicing endosonographers can learn cutting-edge techniques for performing therapeutic interventions such as drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts and EUS-guided anti-tumor therapy. Meticulous updates, electronic access to the fully searchable text, videos detailing various methods and procedures-and more-equip you with a complete overview of all aspects of EUS. Get a clear overview of everything you need to know to establish an endoscopic practice, from what equipment to buy to providing effective cytopathology services.
Contents:
Principles of Ultrasound
Equipment
Training and Simulators
Indications, Preparation, and Adverse Effects
New Techniques in EUS : Real-Time Elastography, Contrast-Enhanced EUS, and Fusion Imaging
How to Perform EUS in the Esophagus and Mediastinum
EUS and EBUS in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
EUS in Esophageal Cancer
EUS in the Evaluation of Posterior Mediastinal Lesions
How to Perform EUS in the Stomach
Subepithelial Lesions
EUS in the Evaluation of Gastric Tumors
How to Perform EUS in the Pancreas, Bile Duct, and Liver
EUS in Inflammatory Disease of the Pancreas
EUS and Pancreatic Tumors
EUS in the Evaluation of Pancreatic Cysts
EUS in Bile Duct, Gallbladder, and Ampullary Lesions
How to Perform Anorectal EUS
EUS in Rectal Cancer
Evaluation of the Anal Sphincter by Anal EUS
How to Perform EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration
How to Perform EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Biopsy
Cytology Primer for Endosonographers
EUS-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
EUS-Guided Drainage of the Biliary and Pancreatic Ductal Systems
EUS-Guided Ablation Therapy and Celiac Plexus Interventions
EUS-Guided Drainage of Gallbladder, Pelvic Abscess, and Other Therapeutic Interventions
Video Appendix.