Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in the preoperative diagnosis of submucosal digestive tumours Utilidad de la encoendoscopia en el diagnóstico preoperatorio de malignidad de los tumores submucosos digestivos

Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in the preoperative diagnosis of submucosal digestive tumours Utilidad de la encoendoscopia en el diagnóstico preoperatorio de malignidad de los tumores submucosos digestivos

Introduction: the preoperative diagnosis of submucosal lesions in the gut may be complicated. Conventional endoscopy does not allow to clearly establishing a diagnosis, and does not adequately assess lesion size. Furthermore, endoscopic biopsy is usually not diagnostic. Cytology as performed by mean...

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Main Authors: D. Martínez-Ares, J. Souto-Ruzo, J. Yáñez López, J. L. Vázquez Iglesias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2005-06-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Tumores submucosos
Ultrasonografía endoscópica
Malignidad
Endoscopia
Diagnóstico
Submucosal tumors
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Malignancy
Endoscopy
Diagnosis
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