Table of Contents

Section 1. Basics of EUS

1. Principles of Ultrasound

2. Equipment

3. Training and Simulators

4. Indications, Preparation, and Adverse Effects

5. New Techniques in EUS: Real-Time Elastography, Contrast-Enhanced EUS, and Fusion Imaging

Section 2. Mediastinum

6. How to Perform EUS in the Esophagus and Mediastinum

7. EUS(B) and EBUS in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

8. EUS in Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

9. EUS in the Evaluation of Posterior Mediastinal Lesions

Section 3. Stomach

10. How to Perform EUS in the Stomach

11. Subepithelial Lesions

Section 4. Pancreas and Biliary Tree

12. How to Perform EUS in the Pancreas, Bile Duct, and Liver

13. EUS in Inflammatory Disease of the Pancreas

14. EUS and Pancreatic Tumors

15. EUS in the Evaluation Pancreatic Cysts

16. EUS in Bile Duct, Gallbladder, and Ampullary Lesions

Section 5. Anorectum

17. How to Perform Anorectal EUS

18. EUS in Rectal Cancer

19. Evaluation of the Anal Sphincter by Anal EUS

Section 6. EUS-Guided Tissue Acquisition

20. How to Perform EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration

21. Techniques for EUS-Guided Fine-Needle Biopsy

22. Cytology Primer for Endosonographers

23. EUS-Guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections

24. EUS-Guided Drainage of the Biliary-Pancreatic Ductal Systems and Gallbladder

25. EUS-Guided Ablation Therapy and Celiac Plexus Interventions

26. EUS-Guided Anastomosis, Drainage of Abdominal-Pelvic Fluid Collections, and Vascular Interventions