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Z Gastroenterol 2011; 49(5): 599-621
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1246021
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Evidenzbasierte Einsatzmöglichkeiten der Endosonografie

Evidence Based Endoscopic UltrasoundC. F. Dietrich1 , C. Jenssen2
  • 1Innere Medizin 2, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim
  • 2Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland GmbH
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Manuskript eingetroffen: 11.8.2010

Manuskript akzeptiert: 30.12.2010

Publication Date:
04 May 2011 (online)

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Zusammenfassung

In diesem Übersichtsartikel werden die aktuellen evidenzbasierten Möglichkeiten der Endosonografie dargelegt.

Abstract

In this overview the variety of current evidence based diagnostic options of EUS are discussed.

Schlüsselwörter

Ösophagus - Magen - Pankreas - Rektum

Key words

esophagus - stomach - pancreas - rectum

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Prof. Dr. Christoph F. Dietrich

Innere Medizin 2, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim

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97980 Bad Mergentheim

Phone: ++ 49/79 31/58 22 01

Fax: ++ 49/79 31/58 22 90

Email: christoph.dietrich@ckbm.de