Introduction --;Instruments and Technique of Investigation --;Endoscopic Ultrasonography of Normal and Pathologic Upper Gastrointestinal Wall Structure --;Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Analysing Peri-Intestinal Lymph Node Abnormality --;The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Assessing Local Resectability of Oesophagogastric Malignancies --;Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Staging Local Resectability of Pancreatic and Periampullary Malignancy --;Endoscopic Ultrasonography of Bile Duct Malignancy and the Preoperative Assessment of Local Resectability --;Endoscopic Ultrasonography of an Arteriovenous Malformation in a Gastric Polyp --;Endoscopic Ultrasonography of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Stomach --;Comparison of Blind Transrectal Ultrasonography with Endoscopic Transrectal Ultrasonography in Assessing Rectal and Perirectal Diseases --;Evaluation of Resectability of Gastrointestinal Tumors --;Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Stomach: Endosonography versus Computed Tomography, Endoscopy, and Histology --;Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Smooth Muscle Tumors of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: A Comparison with Computed Tomography, Endoscopy, and Barium Meal --;Summary.
Transcutaneous ultrasonography is an established procedure for diagnosis and therapy in gastroenterology. The purpose was to overcome the limitations of transcutaneous ultrasonography by directly approaching target lesions with a high-frequency ultrasound source via the gastroin- testinallumen.