Endoscopic ultrasonography to evaluate pancreatitis.

Cleve Clin J Med

Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

Published: March 2012

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has become a well-accepted test in the workup of acute and chronic pancreatitis. However, further studies are needed to define its diagnostic role in patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis and minimal-change chronic pancreatitis.

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