Open AccessRole of endoscopic ultrasound in pediatric patients: A single tertiary center experience and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ahmed Youssef Altonbary,
Hazem Hakim,
Wagdi Elkashef
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v12.i10.355
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , retrospective cohort study , tertiary care , fine needle aspiration , radiology , population , surgery , biopsy , environmental health
Although endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is now widely available and has an established role in adults, the utility of EUS and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in pediatrics is insufficiently described compared to adults and is supported by only a few studies.