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THE ROLE OF LINEAR ARRAY EUS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC MALIGNANCIES IN THE CURRENT SITUATION
Author(s) -
ASHIDA REIKO,
ARISAKA YOSHIFUMI,
MASUDA DAISUKE,
TAKII MICHIAKI,
HIGUCHI KAZUHIDE
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2011.01138.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , radiology , fine needle aspiration , current (fluid) , pancreatic carcinoma , pancreatic cancer , biopsy , cancer , electrical engineering , engineering
Over the last few decades, the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis of pancreatic malignancies has greatly increased by allowing earlier diagnosis and appropriate staging. The development of linear array EUS also allows fine needle aspiration (FNA) to be carried out under real‐time EUS guidance and offers definitive diagnosis, which has fundamentally changed the diagnostic approach to pancreatic malignancies. Moreover, linear array EUS with the EUS‐FNA technique has a therapeutic application that has expanded the role of this procedure in the management of pancreatic malignancies. This review will focus on the features of linear array EUS and discuss the current role of linear array EUS in the diagnosis of pancreatic malignancies.