Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis

Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) remains a challenge. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can be considered nowadays as the technique of choice for the morphological diagnosis of this disease. More than three or four EUS defined criteria of CP need to be present for the diagnosis of the disease. The d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Julio Iglesias-García, José Lariño-Noia, Björn Lindkvist, J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082015000400006&lng=en&tlng=en
_version_ 1818141876413267968
author Julio Iglesias-García
José Lariño-Noia
Björn Lindkvist
J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz
author_facet Julio Iglesias-García
José Lariño-Noia
Björn Lindkvist
J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz
author_sort Julio Iglesias-García
collection DOAJ
description Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) remains a challenge. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can be considered nowadays as the technique of choice for the morphological diagnosis of this disease. More than three or four EUS defined criteria of CP need to be present for the diagnosis of the disease. The development of the more restrictive Rosemont classification aims to standardize the criteria, assigning different values to different features but its impact on the EUS-based diagnosis of CP is debatable. A combined use of endoscopic function test and EUS has even increased the diagnostic yield. Elastography and FNA may be also of help for diagnosing CP. EUS also provides with very valuable information on the severity of the disease, giving key information that may influence in the treatment. Differential diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses in the context of a CP is also challenging, EUS plays a key role in this context. It provides with the possibility of obtaining specimens for histopathological diagnosis. Nowadays, new developed techniques associated to EUS, like elastography and contrast enhancement, are also showing promising results for the differentiating between these pancreatic lesions.
first_indexed 2024-12-11T11:06:51Z
format Article
id doaj.art-524c8a110cad4757a841da083c2ccd0c
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1130-0108
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-11T11:06:51Z
publishDate 2015-04-01
publisher Aran Ediciones
record_format Article
series Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
spelling doaj.art-524c8a110cad4757a841da083c2ccd0c2022-12-22T01:09:40ZengAran EdicionesRevista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas1130-01082015-04-011074221228S1130-01082015000400006Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitisJulio Iglesias-García0José Lariño-Noia1Björn Lindkvist2J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz3Hospital Universitario de SantiagoHospital Universitario de SantiagoHospital Universitario de SantiagoHospital Universitario de SantiagoDiagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) remains a challenge. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) can be considered nowadays as the technique of choice for the morphological diagnosis of this disease. More than three or four EUS defined criteria of CP need to be present for the diagnosis of the disease. The development of the more restrictive Rosemont classification aims to standardize the criteria, assigning different values to different features but its impact on the EUS-based diagnosis of CP is debatable. A combined use of endoscopic function test and EUS has even increased the diagnostic yield. Elastography and FNA may be also of help for diagnosing CP. EUS also provides with very valuable information on the severity of the disease, giving key information that may influence in the treatment. Differential diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses in the context of a CP is also challenging, EUS plays a key role in this context. It provides with the possibility of obtaining specimens for histopathological diagnosis. Nowadays, new developed techniques associated to EUS, like elastography and contrast enhancement, are also showing promising results for the differentiating between these pancreatic lesions.http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082015000400006&lng=en&tlng=enEndoscopic ultrasoundDiagnosisChronic pancreatitis
spellingShingle Julio Iglesias-García
José Lariño-Noia
Björn Lindkvist
J. Enrique Domínguez-Muñoz
Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Endoscopic ultrasound
Diagnosis
Chronic pancreatitis
title Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
title_full Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
title_fullStr Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
title_full_unstemmed Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
title_short Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
title_sort endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
topic Endoscopic ultrasound
Diagnosis
Chronic pancreatitis
url http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082015000400006&lng=en&tlng=en
work_keys_str_mv AT julioiglesiasgarcia endoscopicultrasoundinthediagnosisofchronicpancreatitis
AT joselarinonoia endoscopicultrasoundinthediagnosisofchronicpancreatitis
AT bjornlindkvist endoscopicultrasoundinthediagnosisofchronicpancreatitis
AT jenriquedominguezmunoz endoscopicultrasoundinthediagnosisofchronicpancreatitis