Endoscopic ultrasound examination (EUS) of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract for the assessment of mural and extramural pathology has attracted growing international interest in recent years. Since February 1989, EUS has been performed on selected patients in our institution using a new Picker-P
Endoscopic Ultrasound of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract and Mediastinum: Diagnosis and Therapy
β Scribed by Priyajit Prasad; Johannes Wittmann; Stephen P. Pereira
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 301 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-086X
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