Endoscopic techniques are more invasive and include the use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). EUS involves the use of small ultrasound ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008;23(3):344-347. There have been several efforts to develop an effective preventive strategy that will eliminate or reduce the risk or severity of post-ERCP pancreatitis.

Accurate localisation of colorectal cancer is a fundamental prerequisite for successful surgical resection and optimal patient outcomes. Over recent years, advances in endoscopic techniques combined ...

Mumbai: Dr Satish Nair, Senior Consultant, ENT & Head and Neck Oncology, Apollo Cancer Centre, Bangalore, spoke to ETHealthworld’s Prabhat Prakash about the endoscopic trans canal excision of facial ...

Interventional procedures being developed for therapeutic use of EUS include EUS-guided drainage/ anastomosis, and EUS-guided fine needle injection. EUS-guided drainage is applied for pancreatic ...

ERCP is the acronym for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. It is a medical technique that employs a combination of fluoroscopy and endoscopy to diagnose and treat disorders affecting the ...

Endoscopic mucosal resection of gastric neoplasms is a curative technique that avoids surgery and its potential complications. Infrequently performed in the West, the limitations, pitfalls and ...

The figure was derived from‘International consensus on the management of large (≥20 mm) non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: A World Endoscopy Organisation Delphi study’; Djinbachian et al, 2023; Under ...