Review
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2014; 20(29): 9976-9989
Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9976
Table 1 Roles of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic diseases
DiagnosticTherapeuticApplications under investigation
Acute biliary pancreatitisCPB/CPNBiliary access and drainage
Chronic pancreatitisPseudocyst drainagePancreas duct access
Solid massesNecrosectomy for WONCyst ablation
Cystic lesionsFiducial marking in tumors
Local tumor injection therapy or ablation
3-dimensional EUS
nCLE
Pancreatic cystoscopy