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A Shot of Alcohol With My Pancreatic Endoscopic Ultrasound, Please!
ISSUE: OCTOBER, 2007 A small multicenter, randomized, double-blind study presented at the 2007 Digestive Disease Week meeting makes the case for the potential of endoscopic ultrasound–guided ethanol lavage to ablate pancreatic cystic tumors. read more | ||
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EUS Examined for Diagnosis of Relatively Uncommon Conditions
ISSUE: JUNE, 2007 Two studies presented at last year’s Digestive Disease Week meeting examined the yield of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis of idiopathic acute recurrent pancreatitis and solid pseudopapillary tumor. read more | ||
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EUS and EBUS Leading the Way for Diagnosing, Staging Lung Cancer
ISSUE: APRIL, 2007 It appears that the age of endoscopic and endobronchial ultrasound for the delicate task of diagnosis and staging of non–small-cell lung cancer has arrived, and that the older workhorse of conventional mediastinoscopy could be rapidly eclipsed by its newer, noninvasive and more accurate counterparts. read more | ||
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TNF-alpha Gene Therapy Tested for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
ISSUE: FEBRUARY, 2007 A biologic agent that directly targets tumors is showing promise for the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer when combined with chemotherapy and radiation. read more | ||
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Endobronchial Ultrasound Is Paving the Way for Complete Examination Of Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastases in Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer
ISSUE: DECEMBER, 2005 In preliminary results from a large prospective trial, Mayo Clinic investigators found that endobronchial ultrasound-fine needle aspiration (EBUS-FNA) combined with standard endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-FNA has a per-lymph node sensitivity of 93% for detecting metastases and a specificity of 100%. read more | ||
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New DNA Test Identifies Type of Pancreatic Cyst
ISSUE: NOVEMBER, 2005 A new DNA test appears to accurately discriminate malignant from benign pancreatic cysts, according to a recent study. read more | ||
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EUS Guides Delivery of Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
ISSUE: JANUARY, 2005 For the first time, physicians have succeeded in using endosonography for guiding the delivery of gene therapy targeted against unresectable pancreatic cancer. read more |
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