Endoscopic Ultrasonography is a Promising Tool for Preoperative Prediction of the Operability of Pancreatic Carcinoma.

This work discussed the efficiency of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) as a diagnostic modality for early detection of pancreatic cancer. The present study was constructed by doing imaging modalities EUS on 24 patients admitted to surgery department in the faculty of medicine with suspected pancreatic malignancy. Pancreatic cancer was found more in older ages above 55 years predominately in males coming from rural areas presenting with abdominal pain with or without jaundice.