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Interventional EUS for the treatment of pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
Ashida Reiko,
Chang Kenneth J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1868-6982
pISSN - 0944-1166
DOI - 10.1007/s00534-009-0129-z
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic cancer , radiology , brachytherapy , radiofrequency ablation , endoscopic ultrasound , interventional radiology , pancreatic carcinoma , ablation , radiation therapy , cancer
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.