Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) combines endoscopy and ultrasound in a single thin instrument, allowing the deeper layers of the digestive tract and the organs and tissues around it to be examined in detail. By placing a tiny ultrasound probe at the tip of an endoscope and guiding it inside the body, very close to the area of interest, it produces highly detailed images of structures such as the pancreas, bile ducts and nearby lymph nodes that can be hard to see from the outside. When needed, a fine needle can take a sample for the laboratory during the same procedure, all without any surgical incision.