Background The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and the severity of pancreatitis after EUS-guided FNA of solid pancreatic masses. A survey of centers that offer training in EUS in the United States was ...

A 50-year-old woman was referred for treatment of an obstructing gallstone in the common hepatic duct, found on MRCP (A). An ERCP was performed, revealing a 2.5-cm stone obstructing the common hepatic duct (B), with no ...

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a useful imaging modality in patients with certain gastrointestinal malignancies as well as lung cancer. In many cases, EUS has been shown to have superior staging accuracy compared with other ...

Background: There is no consensus regarding the best management strategy for diagnosing and treating GI stromal tumors (GISTs). Objective: Our purpose was to examine the practice patterns of endosonographers in diagnosing ...

Background Successful cannulation of the common bile duct (CBD) remains the benchmark for ERCP. Use of a pancreatic duct (PD) stent to facilitate biliary cannulation has been described, although the majority of patients ...

Background Few patients have significant symptoms during wireless esophageal pH monitoring, and the capsule typically sloughs spontaneously. Severe discomfort during monitoring can occur that requires endoscopic dislodgement ...

Background Patients often receive induction therapy based on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)–identified nodal spread (N1) or deep tumor invasion (T3), although controversy exists regarding the role of induction therapy for ...

Background Although the endoscopic management of bile leaks after cholecystectomy (CCY) is well established, the yield of a routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram (ERC) with a bile duct sweep at the time of stent ...

The guidelines set forth by ASGE for assessing minimal competence in EUS are based on expert opinions and retrospective studies. Prospective data are needed to help guide development of evidence-based training guidelines.