Open AccessRole of endoscopic ultrasound in superficial esophageal cancer
Author(s) -
Attila Tan,
Faigel Douglas O.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
diseases of the esophagus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-2050
pISSN - 1120-8694
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00878.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , endoscopic ultrasound , radiology , ultrasound , ultrasonography , endoscopy , endoscopic ultrasonography , incidence (geometry) , cancer , general surgery , physics , optics
SUMMARY The recent increase in the incidence of superficial esophageal cancer and promising developments in potentially curative endoscopic therapies have placed endoscopic ultrasound in a central position with regard to decision making. This is a review of the literature to determine the role of endoscopic ultrasound and high frequency probe ultrasonography in the assessment of superficial esophageal carcinomas.