EUS-Guided Tissue Acquisition, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics (Volume 24-1) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 24-1)

Book info: EUS-Guided Tissue Acquisition, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics (Volume 24-1) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 24-1) (Hardcover, 0 pages) – Elsevier, 2013. Language: English.

This issue should serve as a primer to endoscopists who are seeking state-of-the-art clinical guidance on endoscopic ultrasound tissue acquisition. Authors address the changing paradigm in EUS-guided tissue acquisition and when does the oncologist require core tissue? Articles offer a comprehensive look at the core topics, including definitions in tissue acquisition, selection of FNA needles, and techniques for EUS-guides FNA and FNB. Expert authors also give their recommendations for overcoming technical challenges in EUS-guided tissue acquisition and what the pitfalls are. Readers will have a full understanding of EUS-guided tissue acquisition as well as the future directions.