Gastrointestinal Endosonography

Part I: Introduction to Endosonography: Technical Considerations. Fundamentals of Ultrasonography. The Radial Scanning Echoendoscope: The Olympus EU-M20. The Linear Array Echoendoscope: The Pentax/Hitachi FG-32UA. Practical Guide to Using the Linear Array Echoendoscope. High Resolution Endoluminal Sonography of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: The Linear Scanning Ultrasound Probe. High Resolution Endoluminal Sonography of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: The Radial Scanning Microvasive Ultrasound Probe. High Resolution Endoluminal Sonography of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: The Radial Scanning Microvasive Ultrasound Probe. High Resolution Endoluminal Sonography of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: The Radial Scanning Olympus Ultrasound Probe. Part II: Introduction to Endosonography: Getting Started. The Gut Wall. Normal EUS Anatomy: The Esophagus and Stomach. The TNM Classification for Staging Gastrointestinal Malignancies. Pitfalls in Endosonographic Imaging. Part III: Endosonographyof the Esophagus. Staging Esophageal Carcinoma: The Cleveland Clinic Experience. Staging Esophageal Carcinoma: The Munich Experience. Postoperative Recurrence of Esophageal Cancer. Part IV: Gastric Endosonography. Subepithelial Lesions. Needle Biopsy of Subepithelial Lesions. Gastric Lymphoma, Infiltrative Disorders, And Large Gastric Folds. Staging Gastric Cancer: The Memorial-Sloan Kettering Experience. Staging Gastric Cancer: The Munich Experience. Part V: Portal Hypertension. Endosonographic Evaluation of the Patient with Portal Hypertension: The Bologna Experience. Endosonographic Evaluation of the Patient with Portal Hypertension: The Cleveland Clinic Experience. Part VI: Retroperitoneal Endosonography. Endosonographyof the Retroperitoneum: Normal Anatomy Using the Radial Scanning Echoendoscope. Endosonography in Pancreatic Disease: Differential Diagnosis. Endosonography Staging of Pancreatic Cancer. Endosonography in Pancreatic Disease: Interventional Endosonography. Neuroendocrine Tumors. Part VII: Endosonography of the Colon and Rectum. Endosonography of the Colon and Rectum: Normal Anatomy Using the Radial Scanning Echoendoscope and Potential Indications. Endoscopic Ultrasound Staging of Rectal Cancer. Index.