Researchers report that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) are 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms (abnormal growths or ...

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsies are a safe and effective alternative to endoscopic biopsies for obtaining samples in the pancreas, a new study shows. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsies ...

Phase II trial of hepatic arterial infusion of fluorouracil and recombinant human interferon alfa-2b for liver metastases of colorectal cancer refractory to systemic fluorouracil and leucovorin. EUS ...

The interconnection between cellular metabolism and lymphocyte activation as a prognostic factor in patients affected by metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with gemcitabine and ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fiducial placement has emerged as a critical technique in the optimisation of radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer. Through the use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;21(2):348-357. It is likely that trucut biopsies will have an important role in diagnosing submucosal lesions such as gastrointestinal stromal tumor as it is difficult to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI model demonstrated 94% accuracy in discerning cystic pancreatic focal lesions from solid lesions in ...

NEW HAVEN — Patients suffering pain and jaundice from blocked bile ducts can find relief without going through major surgery, with the use of endoscopic ultrasound, according to the director of the ...

Maybe you’ve been experiencing unexplained abdominal pain or unintentional weight loss. Or maybe your doctor saw something suspicious on a CT scan or other imaging test. Whatever the reason, you’ve ...

It has only been in the last couple of years that doctors have found the link between pancreatic cancer and those with certain breast cancer genes. "All of the breast cancer genes--you see the BRCA 1, ...

The pancreas produces endocrine hormones and pancreatic digestive enzymes. The hormone function is called the endocrine pancreas. Insulinomas are tumors on the pancreas that cause the tumor to make ...