Author/Editor		Tošovič, Zdravko; Pernat, Cvetka; Urlep, Dejan
Title		Endoskopski ultrazvok (EUZ) pri boleznih trebušne slinavke
Type		članek
Source		In: Skalicky M, editor. Zbornik 1. slovenski simpozij o endoskopskem ultrazvoku v gastroenterologiji; 2003 nov 21; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Publication year		2003
Volume		str. 77-82
Language		slo
Abstract		Since its introduction in the early 1980s, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has revolutionized the imaging of pancreas. The technique has proved reliable in the detection and assessment of small pancreatic lesions and accurate in preoperative staging of pancreatic carcinoma when compared with other techniques, such as abdominal ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, computed tomography, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Other indications in which EUS has shown to be valuable include acute and chronic pancreatitis, and tumors of the papilla of Vater. Interventional EUS, including fine-needle aspiration puncture of pancreatic tumors and celiac plexus neurolysis for the palliation of pain in chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic carcinoma, is increasingly being performed. In this article, EUS imaging in pancreatic diseases is described, pointing out its uses and accuracy in various lesions.
Descriptors		PANCREATIC DISEASES ENDOSONOGRAPHY PANCREATIC DISEASES NEOPLASM STAGING VATER'S AMPULLA