endoscopic ultrasound

Complication of the pancreatic cyst aspiration guided by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) may be bacterial pollution of the fluid or abscess developement. Both systemic infusion of antibiotic like ciprofloxacin and proper cyst drainage...

Increased lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure is a nature of the achalasia - motor disorder of the esophagus. In that condition movement of the esophagus are practically absent, there is also no coordination in answer to swallowing....

The following video shows gallbladder polyps in endoscopic ultrasound.

Deflextion of the ultrasound wave within the intestine lumen on the air/water border phase may cause mirror image and other artifacts during endoscopic ultrasound examination.

Total wall invasion of the rectum (T3) and not involved nodes (N0) is shown on this endoscopic ultrasound of this patient. CT didn't noticed any metastatic lessions (M). A pre-operative chemotherapy is also available for this patient.

The following material shows the EUS examination of rectal cancer in T4N0 stage.

Endoscopic ultrasound of the anorectum is necessary when there clinicians suspect an anal or rectal pathology. No preparation or anaesthesia is required. The most impotrant indications for this examination are anus pain of unkown...