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Endoscopic ultrasound study Document

Endo US study Doc

Definition

  • Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) combines endoscopy with ultrasound and is used to visualize the lining and underlying layers of the GI tract. It can also be used to perform diagnostic and therpeutic procedures such as fine needle aspiration, biopsy, celiac plexus block, and pseudocyst drainage. [PMID: 20095294]

Component

  • Endoscopic ultrasound study

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • ENDO.GI

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Doc

Related names

  • Document; Endo US study; Finding; Findings; GI; GI.ENDO; Point in time; Random; Study report

Index terms

  • Document
  • Endo US study
  • Finding
  • Findings
  • GI
  • GI.ENDO
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Study report