Main description:

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is now considered one of the most essential and cost-effective techniques in the assessment of a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases. A remarkably versatile, minimally invasive procedure, it also calls for a high level of anatomic knowledge and technical prowess. This revised and updated lavishly illustrated volume -- a textbook and atlas in one -- offers medical professionals the most comprehensive overview of EUS available, as well as a wealth of valuable insights from leaders in the field.

Features:

More than 1000 high-quality images
Logical, easy-to-use structure, including the requisite anatomy and pathology
Strategies for selecting patients and procedures, including hygiene requirements, informed consent, patient positioning and monitoring, and more
Precise clinical descriptions and valuable tips and techniques for diagnosis and treatment
Guidance on the successful handling of needling and catheters
Insightful discussions of the uses and limitations of evolving techniques
Chapters on contrast-enhanced EUS techniques and SonoElastography, new chapters on "Hot Spots of Interventional EUS" and Portal Hypertension
Accompanying DVD with over 60 video sequences and 30 still images on selected topics

Written for specialists and trainees in gastroenterology, pneumology, and surgery, Endoscopic Ultrasound is essential reading for anyone wishing to explore and exploit the potential of state-of-the-art EUS.

Contents:

I Techniques

1 Basics of Radial Endoscopic Ultrasound

2 Longitudinal EUS Anatomy

3 EUS meets VOXEL-MAN: a Software-Based Training System for Longitudinal EUS

4 Miniprobes

5 Intraductal Ultrasound

6 Radial EUS, Linear EUS, or Ultrasound Miniprobe: Which Is the Most Suitable Device in Gastrointestinal EUS?

7 Ultrasound Contrast Agents and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography

8 Sonoelastography: a New Ultrasound Modality for Assessing Tissue Elasticity

II Diagnostic Imaging and Interventions

9 EUS-Guided Biopsy: Equipment and Technique

10 EUS-Guided Biopsy-Indications, Problems, Pitfalls, Troubleshooting, Clinical Impact

11 Tips and Tricks for Fine-Needle Puncture

12 Complications of Endoscopic Ultrasound: Risk Assessment and Prevention

III Gastrointestinal Tract

13 Esophagus, Stomach, Duodenum

14 Endoscopic Ultrasound in Subepithelial Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract

15 Endosonographic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Gastrointestinal Lymphoma

16 Endoscopic Ultrasound in Chronic Pancreatitis

17 Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: the Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography

18 Benign and Malignant (Cystic) Tumors of the Pancreas

19 Pancreatic Interventions

20 Endosonography of the Hepatobiliary System

21 Endoscopic Ultrasound Imaging of the Adrenals

22 Contrast-Enhanced EUS

23 Incidental Findings in the Surrounding Organs (Miscellaneous)

24 Endoanal and Endorectal Sonography

25 Three-Dimensional Endorectal Ultrasound and Rectal Cancer

26 Endoscopic Ultrasound of the Colon

IV Lung and Mediastinum

27 Mediastinum from the Esophagus

28 Endobronchial Ultrasound with Miniprobe Radial Scanning

29 Endobronchial Ultrasound

V Additional Applications

30 EUS-Guided Neurolysis of the Celiac Plexus

31 EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage

32 Laparoscopic Ultrasound Scanning

33 Hot Topics in Interventional EUS

34 Portal Hypertension and Endoscopic Ultrasound