Open AccessEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Oncologic Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Author(s) -
Rei Suzuki,
Atsushi Irisawa,
Manoop S. Bhutani
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1029-0516
pISSN - 1026-714X
DOI - 10.1155/2013/157581
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic cancer , fiducial marker , endoscopic ultrasound , brachytherapy , radiology , fine needle aspiration , radiation therapy , cancer , ablation , biopsy
Since the development of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the early 1990s, its application has been extended to various diseases. For pancreatic cancer, EUS-FNA can obtain specimens from the tumor itself with fewer complications than other methods. Interventional EUS enables various therapeutic options: local ablation, brachytherapy, placement of fiducial markers for radiotherapy, and direct injection of antitumor agents into cancer. This paper will focus on EUS-guided oncologic therapy for pancreatic cancer.
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