Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound: The New Frontier

G&H How did endoscopic ultrasound transition from a purely diagnostic tool to a therapeutic tool as well? MK Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was developed to stage tumors. […]

Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: Risk Factors and the Current State of Screening Modalities

Abstract: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States within the next decade. Patients often present […]

Endoscopic Ultrasound Staging of Esophageal Cancer

Abstract: Esophageal cancer has increased in incidence over the last several decades and is now the sixth leading cause of all cancer deaths, with more […]

New Techniques to Control Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Abstract: For decades, the mainstay of endoscopic hemostasis for a wide variety of gastrointestinal bleeding etiologies was limited to a few tools and techniques, including […]

Current Status and Future Directions for Screening Patients at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

Abstract: It is well known that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a high mortality rate. Despite progress in understanding the biology and genetic basis of this […]