Study: Endoscopic Ultrasound Associated With Improved Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes

A new study reveals that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is associated with improved outcomes in patients with localized pancreatic cancer, according to a news release from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

EUS may help with the detection of earlier cancers and improved stage-appropriate management, including more selective performance of curative intent surgery.

EUS uses a flexible endoscope with a small ultrasound device built into the end; the ultrasound component produces sound waves to create visual images of the digestive tract which extend beyond the inner surface lining.

The study appears in the July issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer journal of the ASGE.

Read the ASGE news release about endoscopic ultrasound (pdf).

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