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Since endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was introduced more than 15 years ago, this modality has become established as a highly accurate means of staging gastrointestinal and pancreatic malignancies. Recent technological advancements have overcome some of the initial limitations of EUS and introduced a growing list of potential therapeutic applications. Thus, EUS is beginning to find a niche in the armamentarium of minimally-invasive interventional techniques.
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Chen, K., Chang, K.J. (1999). Interventional Therapeutic Endosonography: Future Perspectives. In: Rösch, T., Will, U., Chang, K.J. (eds) Longitudinal Endosonography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59516-5_22
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