Endoscopy 2004; 36(11): 950-956
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825965
DDW Report
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography - New Developments and Interesting Trends

M.  S.  Bhutani1
  • 1Center for Endoscopic Ultrasound, Center for Endoscopic Research, Training and Innovation, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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Publication Date:
02 November 2004 (online)

The Digestive Disease Week meeting held in New Orleans in May 2004 was an interesting and rewarding one for research on endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). This review discusses and comments on a few selected abstracts in detail; due to space limitations, a wide variety of other interesting abstracts are only listed under subject headings in the references.

References

  • 1 Chang K J, Senzer N, Chung T. et al . A novel gene transfer therapy against pancreatic cancer (TNFerade) delivered by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and percutaneous guided fine-needle injection (FNI) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 92
  • 2 Gan I, Bounds B, Brugge W R. EUS-guided ethanol lavage of cystic lesions of the pancreas is feasible and safe [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 94
  • 3 Anderson M A, Ji B, Simeone D M. et al . Pancreatic cancer associated gene expression from FNA samples differentiates neoplastic pancreatic masses from normal pancreas and chronic pancreatitis [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 654
  • 4 Khalid A, Finkelstein S, Brody D. et al . Mutational allelotyping of aspirated free-floating DNA predicts the biological behavior of cystic pancreatic neoplasms [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 95
  • 5 Pellise M, Castells A, Gines A. et al . Detection of lymph-node micrometastases by gene promoter hyper methylation in sampler obtained by endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 108
  • 6 Eloubeidi M A, Cerfolio R, Chen V. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration is superior to fluoro-deoxyglucose position emission and chest computed tomography in staging mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with suspected non-small-cell lung cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 107
  • 7 Levy M J, Yusuf T E, Clain J E. et al . Enhanced sensitivity for detecting malignant lymphadenopathy in rectal cancer when linear EUS is added to redial EUS: impact on patient management [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 219
  • 8 Lightdale C J, Larghi A, Rotterdam H. et al . Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for staging and treatment of high-grade dysphasia (HGD) and early adenocarcinoma (EAC) in Barrett’s esophagus (BE) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 90
  • 9 Meenan J, Doig L, Vu S. et al . Large-series prospective experience with EUS for post-chemotherapy staging of esophageal cancer: time to answer the question of clinical value [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 95
  • 10 Van Westreenen H L, Heereen P A, Van Dullemen H M. et al . Extent of preoperative staging in esophageal cancer to prevent futile explorative surgery [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 87
  • 11 Raimondo M, Woodward T A, Wallace M B. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and EUS-acquired pancreatic juice (PJ) cytokine analysis: a modern method of diagnosing chronic pancreatitis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 95
  • 12 Singh P, Vela S, Agrawal D. et al . Long-term outcome in patients with endosonographic findings suggestive of mild chronic pancreatitis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 231
  • 13 DeWitt J, McGreevy K, LeBlanc J. et al . Prospective comparison of EUS, ERCP, and EUS-guided Tru-Cut biopsy (EUS-TCB) for suspected chronic pancreatitis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 224
  • 14 Phatak N, Ahmad N, Ginsberg G. et al . Computer-assisted analysis of EUS images for parenchymal and border differences in pancreatic mass lesions [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 221
  • 15 Seewald S, Groth S, Brand B. et al . Novel endoscopic triple approach for treatment of postnecrotizing pancreatic abscesses [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 106
  • 16 Swain P. et al . Solutions to some difficulties in sewing at flexible endoscopy [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 148
  • 17 Avidan B, Nadler M, Barshack I. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) staging of rectal cancer: diagnostic accuracy before and following chemoradiation [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 218
  • 18 Burtin P, Milan C, Bouche O. et al . EUS assessment of the tumor response after concomitant radiochemotherapy in esophageal cancer: diagnostic and prognostic implications [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 213
  • 19 Fabbri C, De Luca L, Macchia S. et al . Misinterpretation of endoscopic ultrasonography re-staging after preoperative radiochemotherapy in rectal cancer: preliminary results [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 219
  • 20 Gines A, Cassivi S D, Martenson J A. et al . Impact of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and EUS-fine needle aspiration (FNA) on the management of patients with cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 237
  • 21 Gogia S, Bismar M, Collins B. et al . Is it worthwhile to evaluate pancreas in patients undergoing staging EUS for esophageal cancer? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 215
  • 22 Irisawa A, Bhutani M S, Hikichi T. et al . Value of EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration via rectum for the diagnosis of recurrent rectal carcinoma and perirectal malignant tumors [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 219
  • 23 Kaushik N, Khalid A, Brody D. et al . The accuracy of EUS staging as compared to laparoscopic staging of esophageal cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 213; 200
  • 24 Khalid A, Brody D, Luketich J, McGrath K. The detection of unsuspected liver metastases during EUS staging of cancer of the esophagus and cardia [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 215; 200
  • 25 Mallath M K, Peshwe H, Mehta S. et al . Role of endoscopic ultrasound examination in predicting curative resection status of advanced esophageal cancer: a prospective study [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 214; 200
  • 26 Meenan J, Doig L, Vu C, Anderson S. A prospective comparative study of staging accuracy rates for nurse-performed EUS in esophageal cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 214
  • 27 Meenan J, Vu C, Rankin S, Harper P. A prospective, blinded trial comparing the accuracy of PET, EUS and CT with resection pathology in the staging of esophageal cancer following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 214
  • 28 Otake Y, Gotoda T, Kozu T. et al . The accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography as further examination evaluating the depth of invasion of gastric cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 238; 200
  • 29 Poley J, Murad S D, Haringsma J. et al . Endosonographic staging of obstructive esophageal cancer: how far should we go? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 213
  • 30 Shirakawa H, Kobayashi N, Gotoda T. et al . Detailed analysis of the diagnostic operating characteristics of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in patients with esophageal cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 214
  • 31 Stanko P, Gopal D, Frick T. et al . Role of positron emission tomography (PET) in a multimodality staging protocol with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and computed tomography (CT) for esophageal cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 254; 200
  • 32 Van Westreenen H L, Heeren P A, Van Dullemen H M, Plukker J T. Tumor-related factors influencing the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound in cancer of the esophagus and the gastroesophageal junction [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 256
  • 33 Vu C, Doig L, Anderson S. et al . Large-series western European experience with the Olympus MH908 Slim-Probe shows greater complete staging of esophageal cancer without the need for dilatation [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 214
  • 34 Yusuf T E, Harewood G C, Clain J E. et al . Clinical implications of the extent of invasion of T3 esophageal cancer as determined by endoscopic ultrasound [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 134
  • 35 Zuccaro G Jr, Rice T W, Vargo J J. et al . Errors in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) evaluation of esophageal cancer (EC) [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 87
  • 36 Cantor M J, Davila R E, Faigel D O. Yield of tissue sampling for submucosal lesions evaluated by EUS: a comparison between forceps biopsies and endoscopic submucosal/mucosal resection [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 234
  • 37 Hwang J H, Shaw S, Nietsch H H. et al . A prospective study comparing endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in the evaluation of GI subepithelial masses [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 236
  • 38 Kinoshita K, Isozaki K, Hirota S. et al . Diagnosis and analysis of c-kit mutation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) by endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy, and relationship between c-kit mutation and tumor growth [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 196
  • 39 Ko B M, Hong S J, Kwon K W. et al . Clinicopathologic study of gastric submucosal tumor: endosonographic and immunohistochemical findings of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in stomach [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 238
  • 40 Kwok H, Nguyen P T, Lee J G. et al . Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) vs. endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR): optimizing tissue acquisition during endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) evaluation of submucosal lesions [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 237
  • 41 Mallery S, Lai R, Bardales R. et al . EUS-guided needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in subepithelial intramural GI tract masses (SIGIM): results in 105 lesions [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 234
  • 42 Sawaki A, Okubo K, Mizuno N. et al . Preoperative diagnosis of GISTs using endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNAB) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 237
  • 43 Yamada M, Niwa Y, Hirooka Y. et al . FDG-PET imaging of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: correlation with histopathological findings by using EUS-FNA [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 238
  • 44 Agarwal B, Gogia S, Correa A M. et al . Malignant mediastinal lymphadenopathy in patients with pancreatobiliary cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 224
  • 45 Al-Jebreen A M, Perini R, Sutherland F, Romagnuolo J. Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound, fine-needle aspiration, cytology, and cyst fluid tumor markers in patients with pancreatic cystic lesions: comparison with surgical pathology and 12-month follow-up [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 232
  • 46 Canto M, Goggins M, Jagannath S. et al . Screening for pancreatic neoplasia in asymptomatic high-risk individuals: a prospective, controlled study [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 95
  • 47 Catalano M F, George S, Thomas M. et al . Benign pancreatic cystic neoplasms: does F/U EUS-FNA confirm or alter the diagnosis? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 229
  • 48 Chua T S, Paquin S C, Tessier G. et al . EUS and cyst fluid analysis: does it really influence the decision to operate? A multivariate analysis of predictors of surgery in 194 cases [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 108
  • 49 Conwell D, Zuccaro G Jr, Vargo J. et al . An endoscopic pancreatic function test (EPFT) can decrease frequency of negative EUS in evaluation of patients with chronic abdominal pain (CAP) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 225
  • 50 Gerke H, Jaffe T A, Mitchell R M. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound and computer tomography are inaccurate methods of classifying cystic pancreatic lesions [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 228
  • 51 Horwhat J D, Gerke H, Baillie J. et al . Focal or diffuse ”fullness“ of the pancreas on CT is usually benign, but the yield of malignancy, albeit small, justifies EUS +/- FNA [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 230
  • 52 Iglesias-Garcia J, Vilarino-Insua M, Iglesias-Rey M. et al . Probability of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in patients with severe chronic pancreatitis (CP) according to the findings on endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 231
  • 53 Klapman J B, Chang K J, Nguyen P T. The negative predictive value (NPV) of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in a large series of patients with suspected pancreatic cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 223
  • 54 Rettig K M, Halline A G, Brown R D, Venu R P. EUS: an ideal initial test for elderly patients with idiopathic pancreatitis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 226
  • 55 Siddiqui A A, Tierney W M. The optimal utilization of EUS in pancreatic cancer staging [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 138
  • 56 Vazquez-Sequeiros E, Boixeda D, Moreira V, Gracia Plaza A. New endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) criteria for diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 223
  • 57 Vietzen P, Mallery S, Lai R, Sielaff T. The utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the surgical management of pancreatic disorders [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 802
  • 58 Wakatsuki T, Irisawa A, Hikichi T. et al . A comparative study of diagnostic value of cytologic sampling by EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration and that by ERP for the management of pancreatic mass without biliary stricture [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 230
  • 59 Walsh R, Ghanamah M, Brown N. et al . Role of endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of indeterminate pancreatic lesions [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 804
  • 60 Bernadino K, Gordon S R, Robertson D J. Diagnostic yield of standard brush cytology (BC) versus EUS-FNA for pancreatic cancer with associated malignant biliary stricture: is it time to bury the standard biliary brush? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 232
  • 61 DeWitt J, Misra V, LeBlanc J. et al . EUS-FNA of proximal biliary strictures after negative tissue sampling at ERCP [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 231
  • 62 Hirooka Y, Itoh A, Hashimoto S. et al . Usefulness of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of biliary diseases [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 227
  • 63 Ko B M, Cha S W, Kim S Y. et al . Endosonography (EUS) for detection of anomalous union of the pancreaticobiliary duct (AUPBD) in patients with asymptomatic gallbladder wall thickening [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 226
  • 64 Lee D, Lee S K. Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in the differentiation between malignant and benign causes of thickened gallbladder wall [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 226
  • 65 Matlock J, Mallery S, Lai R, Freeman M. A prospective evaluation of tandem EUS and ERCP as a single procedure [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 224
  • 66 McHenry L, Fogel E L, Watkins J L. et al . A prospective study of the yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in patients with malignant-appearing biliary strictures with negative ERCP bile duct brush cytology [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 227
  • 67 Mirbagheri S A, Mohamadnejad M, Nasiri J. et al . Prospective evaluation of endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of biliary microlithiasis in patients with normal conventional ultrasonography [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 786
  • 68 Singh P, Vela S, Agrawal D. et al . EUS as an adjunct to ERCP for the diagnosis of malignant pancreaticobiliary duct stricture [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 232
  • 69 Wasan S M, Kaw M. A comparison of sampling techniques of suspected malignant biliary strictures [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 230
  • 70 Paquin S C, Chua T S, Tessier G. et al . A first report of tumor seeding by EUS-FNA [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 235
  • 71 Tam W, Aithal G, Dean J, Pereira S P. A prospective multicenter study of the safety and accuracy of combined endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and Tru-Cut needle biopsy (TNB) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 212
  • 72 Eloubeidi M A, Tamhane A, Wilcoxcm . Clinical and endosonographic predictors of the number of EUS-FNA passes of solid pancreatic masses: a prospective multivariable analysis in 300 consecutive cases [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 227
  • 73 Lee L S, Saltzman J, Brugge W R, Thompson C C. Complications of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of pancreatic cysts [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 93
  • 74 Annema J T, Veselic M, Rabe K F. Diagnosing sarcoidosis by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 216
  • 75 Olds G P, Singh S, Vela S. et al . Do stents reduce the diagnostic yield of EUS-FNA in malignant strictures? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 230
  • 76 Eloubeidi M A, Seewald S, Tamhane A. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of the left adrenal gland in patients with thoracic or gastrointestinal malignancies [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 231
  • 77 Eloubeidi M A, Tamhane A, Wilcox C M. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic masses: a learning curve [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 231
  • 78 Fernandez-Urien I, Subtil J C, Herraiz M. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology of mediastinal lymph nodes: therapeutic impact in patients with pancreatobiliary and gastric neoplasias [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 236
  • 79 Mehra M, Tamhane A, Eloubeidi M A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy combined with flow cytometry in the diagnosis of suspected mediastinal or retroperitoneal lymphoma [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 217
  • 80 Subtil J C, Fernandez-Urien I, Betes M. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (EUS-FNA): factors predicting diagnosis accuracy and number of passes necessary to obtain adequate specimens [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 236
  • 81 Alsatie M, DeWitt J, LeBlanc J. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of left adrenal gland masses [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 234
  • 82 Sriram P V, Kaffes A J, Rajasekhar P. et al . EUS features of mediastinal tuberculosis: a PCR-based cytodiagnosis by transesophageal EUS-FNA [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 216
  • 83 Horwhat J D, McGrath K, Enns R A. et al . EUS-FNA is more sensitive than CT/US FNA for diagnosing pancreatic malignancy: a randomized controlled trial [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 222
  • 84 Varadarajulu S, Wilcoxcm C M, Eloubeidi M. Frequency and significance of acute intracystic hemorrhage during EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 233
  • 85 Eloubeidi M A, Varadarajulu S, Wilcoxcm C M. Frequency of complications after endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of solid pancreatic masses: a prospective evaluation [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 114
  • 86 Kuldau J G, Dobhan R, Savides T J, Behling C. Impact of needle size on pancreatic FNA cytology [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 224
  • 87 Pellise M, Gines A, Sole M. et al . Improving the accuracy of ultrasound-endoscopy fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA): factors predicting a correct diagnosis and usefulness of an attendant pathologist [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 236
  • 88 Arcidiacono P G, Rossi M, Mezzi G, Testoni P. In-room cytopathologist adequacy: is it mandatory during endoscopic ultrasonography fine-needle aspiration? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 228
  • 89 Shidrawi R, Patel K, Pelling M. et al . Possible role of EUS-FNA in the diagnosis of tuberculosis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 216
  • 90 Zubarik R. Predictors of accuracy in patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspirate (FNA) of the pancreas [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 226
  • 91 Arluk G, Ioffe O, Berry A. et al . Prospective evaluation of on-site FNA cytology analysis vs. final cytology analysis in EUS cases [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 235
  • 92 Levy M J, Kumar K S, Norton S ID. et al . Prospective risk assessment of bacteremia in patients undergoing endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of rectal and perirectal lesions [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 108
  • 93 Ho S, Bonasera R, Michael H. et al . The accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for diagnosing solid pancreatic lesions using a new 25-gauge needle system [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 222
  • 94 Agarwal B, Bismar M, Gogia S. et al . Preoperative identification of malignancy in cystic lesions of pancreas by EUS-FNA [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 229
  • 95 Sawhney M, Holmstrom A, Kratzke R. et al . Prospective comparison of EUS, PET and CT scan for staging lung cancer: preliminary analysis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 217
  • 96 Varadarajulu S, Hoffman B J, Hawes R H, Eloubeidi M. Utility of EUS-FNA in the evaluation of primary lung mass [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 109
  • 97 Hollerbach S, Brasch F, Junker K. et al . Accuracy of histology, cytology, and immunohistochemistry (Dpc-4, Muc-1) in EUS-guided pancreatic biopsies [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 95
  • 98 Itoi T, Nakamura K, Sofuni A. et al . Usefulness of p53 immunostaining in fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 225
  • 99 Khalid A, McGrath K, Pal R. et al . Microdissection-based genotyping improves the accuracy of EUS-guided FNA of pancreatic tumors [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 94
  • 100 Maluf-Filho F, Kubrusly M S, da Cunha J E. et al . Detection of K-ras point mutation increases the efficacy of EUS-FNA for the diagnosis of ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 223
  • 101 Mishra G, Case D, Zhao M. et al . Assessment of telomerase activity in samples obtained from pancreatic lesions by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is clinically useful [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 223
  • 102 Urayama S, Truong A. Transcript heterogeneity in pancreatic cancer revealed by microarray expression profiling derived from EUS-FNA tissue [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 225
  • 103 Azar R R, Quayle F J, Early D. et al . One-step endoscopic drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts: use of a new therapeutic echo endoscope [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 222
  • 104 Catalano M F, George S, Thomas M. et al . EUS-guided pancreatic pseudocyst drainage: comparison with standard endoscopic cystenterostomy [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 202
  • 105 Catalano M F, George S, Thomas M. et al . Multimodality endotherapy for intractable pain of pancreatic CA using pancreatic duct stenting and celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 107
  • 106 Kahaleh M, Yoshida C, Shami V M, Yeaton P. Interventional endoscopic ultrasound cholangiography: report of five cases [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 211
  • 107 LeBlanc J K, DeWitt J, McHenry L. et al . A prospective evaluation of EUS-guided celiac plexus block in patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreas cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 236
  • 108 Nawras A T, Devgun S S, Finnegan M J, Gaylord K. Endoscopic drainage of large bilobular pancreatic pseudocyst in an adolescent using combined EUS-assisted cystoduodenostomy and EUS-guided cystgastrostomy [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 203
  • 109 Robbins D H, Block M, Lewin D. et al . Control of traumatic chylothorax with EUS-guided thoracic duct injection sclerotherapy [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 213
  • 110 Ashida R, Yamao K, Matsumoto K. et al . Experimental study of endoscopic ultrasound-guided ethanol injection in the pancreas: novel strategy for pancreatic lesion [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 212
  • 111 Chang K J, Shen S Y, Woo V G. et al . Effect of TNFerade local gene therapy on expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and survivin in tumors of patients with pancreatic cancer: can we prove and predict response to therapy? [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 623
  • 112 Ahmad N A, Kim K, Kochman M, Ginsberg G G. Practice patterns and attitudes towards role of EUS in staging of GI malignancies: a survey of physicians and surgeons [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 233
  • 113 Burmester E, Leineweber T, Hacker S. et al . EUS meets Voxel-Man: a 3-D anatomical animation of longitudinal endoscopic ultrasound (L-EUS) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 232
  • 114 Chang K J, Chak A, Lightdale C. et al . Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) compared with endoscopy and transabdominal ultrasound (TUS) in the work-up of patients with upper abdominal pain (UAP): a prospective multi-center cohort study [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 233
  • 115 Choi Y A, Stavropoulos S, Sarkaria S. et al . Intraductal ultrasound of the pancreatobiliary system using dual plane reconstruction [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 222
  • 116 Chong A, Desmond P, Chen R. Clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS): a prospective study [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 139
  • 117 Culliford A N, Lightdale C J, Stavropoulos S N, Stevens P D. A 360° radial electronic echoendoscope: a new technology in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 220
  • 118 Gan S, Bounds B R, Pitman M, Brugge W R. The Sonobrush: a novel EUS-guided biopsy device for pancreatic masses [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 221
  • 119 Harewood G, Levy M, Clain J. Assessment of clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound on rectal cancer [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 218
  • 120 Hunt G C, Krinsky M L, Kuldau J G. et al . Bispectral index (Bis) monitoring to evaluate level of conscious sedation for outpatient EUS procedures [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 131
  • 121 Jacobson B C, Dubinchik I, Swan N. A new method to assess the adequacy of Tru-Cut core biopsy specimens [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 235
  • 122 Klapman J B, Chang K J, Nguyen P T. Can the EUS nodal assessment predict the cytopathological type of pancreatic tumors? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 228
  • 123 Leon F Jr, Goel S, Catanzaro A. et al . A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of olanzapine as an adjunct to standard conscious sedation for ERCP and EUS: an interim analysis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 94
  • 124 Nayar D S, Feuerman M, Scheinberg L, Gress F. Comparison of propofol sedation versus conscious sedation during endosonography [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 126
  • 125 Paquin S, Seidman E, Sahai A. Pediatric endoscopic ultrasound is feasible, safe, and provides unique information [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 103
  • 126 Thomas M, Mishra G, Chak A. et al . A prospective study of the current utilization patterns of EUS by clinical gastroenterologists [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 233
  • 127 Yi S Y, Chua T S, Paquin S. et al . A simplified protocol for endoscopist-administered propofol for EUS is safe and effective: a prospective study in 500 patients [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 126
  • 128 Yusuf T E, Harewood G C, Clain J E. et al . Assessment of knowledge of the application and utility of endoscopic ultrasound among physicians and surgeons [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 235
  • 129 Hino S, Kakutani H, Ikeda K. et al . Prediction of recurrence of esophageal varices following endoscopic treatment using color Doppler endoscopic ultrasonography [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 212
  • 130 Macedo E, Thuler F, Sena V D. et al . Endoscopic and echo endoscopic evaluation of gastric varices eradication with cyanoacrylate [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 239
  • 131 Takagi T J, Irisawa A, Obara K. et al . EUS features in elder patients with esophageal varices: how to manage for esophageal varices in eldely [sic]? [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 249
  • 132 Lam E, Rego R, Paquin S C. et al . Unexplained thickened folds on CT: does EGD help select patients for EUS? A prospective analysis [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 237
  • 133 Pellise M, Gines A, Membrillo A, Fernandez-Esparrach G. et al . Impact of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) on management of patients with large gastric folds and endoscopic biopsies negative for malignancy (LGF-NB) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 237
  • 134 Quiros A, Urayama S. EUS in the diagnosis and management of esophageal pathology in children [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 144
  • 135 Schwartz D A, White C M, Artrip A. et al . The use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) to guide combination medical and surgical therapy for Crohn’s disease (CD) perianal fistulas [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 629
  • 136 Ward E M, Raimondo M, Woodward T A, Achem S R. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) of the esophageal wall in patients with noncardiac chest pain (NCCP) [abstract].  Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;  59 AB 216
  • 137 West R L, Felt-Bersma R JF, Hansen B E. et al . Comparing anal sphincter volumes in continent and incontinent parous females using 3D-endoanal ultrasonography [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 365
  • 138 West R L, Felt-Bersma R JF, Hansen B E, Kuipers E. Volume measurements of the anal sphincter complex using 3D endoanal ultrasonography [abstract].  Gastroenterology. 2004;  126 A 365

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