Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS): New frontier for early detection of HEPATO-PANCREATO-BILIARY CANCER
When is Endoscopic Ultrasound used?
- Cancer of the colon, esophagus, lung, pancreas or stomach, and ampullary and rectal cancers
- Lymphoma
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Pancreatitis and pancreatic cysts
- Bile duct stones
- Gall bladder stones
- Anorectal disorders like: Fistula in ano, abscess, sphincter
EUS is used to
- Assess how deeply a tumor penetrates abdominal wall in esophageal, gastric, rectal, pancreatic determine the extent (stage) of cancer, if present
- Determine if cancer has spread (metastasized) to your lymph nodes or other organs
- Determine lung cancer and provide precise information about non-small cell lung cancer cells, to guide treatment
- Evaluate abnormal findings from imaging tests, such as chronic pancreatitis and other masses or cysts of the pancreas
- Guide drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst and other abnormal collections of fluid in the abdomen
- Permit precise targeting for delivering medication directly into the pancreas, liver and other organs (EUS Guided chemotherapy)
- (EUS guided) therapeutic interventions for various indications like biliary and pancreatic stenting for obstructive jaundice due to various causes and pancreatic disorders (EUS guided Gastro jejunostomy)
- (EUS guided) control of various cause of GI bleeding like variceal haemorrhage, (glue injection.) etc
- EUS guided drainage of infected gall bladder
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