Endoscopic ultrasound-guided ascites aspiration in the hands of the chest physician using the EBUS endoscope in the oesophagus

Background: The use of the endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) scope in the oesophagus, the so-called EUS-B procedure, for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer is quickly gaining ground. Case presentation: We here present a case demonstrating that EUS-B guided aspiration of intraperitoneal fluid (as...

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Main Authors: Rafi Nessar, Louise L. Toennesen, Uffe Bodtger, Ida Skovgaard Christiansen, Paul Frost Clementsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119304186