EUS-guided anastomosis

Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2012 Apr;22(2):371-7, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2012.04.015. Epub 2012 May 1.

Abstract

Although some technical challenges in the development of dedicated devices need to be overcome, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided anastomosis is promising as a minimally invasive technique for pancreatobiliary diseases.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / instrumentation
  • Anastomosis, Surgical / methods*
  • Animals
  • Bile Ducts / surgery*
  • Biliary Tract Diseases / therapy
  • Endosonography / instrumentation
  • Gallbladder / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intestine, Small / surgery*
  • Magnets
  • Pancreatic Diseases / therapy
  • Stents
  • Stomach / surgery*
  • Suture Techniques
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*