- Provides an up-to-date review of therapeutic applications of endoscopic ultrasound
- Contains "How-I-do-it" descriptions by leading world experts in the field illustrated with video clips
- Puts equal focus on evidence for described techniques and technical aspects
This book provides an up-to-date review of therapeutic EUS with an equal focus on technical descriptions with ample endoscopic images/video clips by world experts and the scientific evidence behind the described techniques.
The book provides an overview of the field in a structured manner, starting with general topics on equipment and service development and extending to the fields of EUS-guided drainage, anti-tumor therapies, and other specific EUS-guided interventional treatments.
Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound is a key resource for endoscopists, gastroenterologists, surgeons, and GI oncologists.
Table of Contents- 1. Equipment and accessories for therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound.-
- 2. Setting up an interventional EUS service.-
- 3. Sedation and analgesia for interventional EUS.-
- 4. Training in interventional EUS.-
EUS-Guided Drainage - 5. Pancreatic fluid collection drainage.-
- 6. Biliary drainage.-
- 7. Pancreatic duct drainage.-
- 8. Gallbladder drainage.-
- 9. Pelvic abscess drainage.-
EUS-Guided Anti-tumor Therapy- 10. Ablation of solid neoplasms.-
- 11. Ablation of pancreatic cystic lesions.-
- 12. Fiducial placement for guidance of radiotherapy.-
- 13. Brachytherapy and delivery of anti-tumor agents.-
- 14. Celiac plexus blockade/neurolysis.-
- 15. Vascular interventions.-
- 16. Gastroenterostomy.-
- 17. Future perspectives.
