EUS is routinely used for confirming the diagnosis and staging ampullary tumors. EUS staging helps to identify patients optimal candidates for endoscopic ampullectomy and avoid surgery in this group or those with unresectable ...

Bilateral endoscopic placement of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) is an attractive option for palliative drainage of malignant biliary hilar strictures, however the optimal method of SEMS placement across the liver hilum ...

Observational data on the impact of an on-site cytopathologist (CyP) during EUS-FNA of pancreatic masses have reported conflicting results regarding diagnostic yield.

EUS-FNA for diagnosis of pancreatic cancer may be inconclusive in up to 20% of cases. Adjunctive techniques to improve diagnostic yield of EUS-FNA are needed. In addition, defining signaling pathways would have widespread ...

Much of the recent advances in gastroenterology has focused on the small bowel. Reimbursement is generally poor considering the time, expertise, and equipment required. Our current billing system lags behind technology and ...

Endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is used frequently to diagnose pancreatic lesions. Despite the utilization of this practice, the relationship of pancreatic lesion characteristics, EUS-FNA techniques ...