Department of Gastroenterology, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium and Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2014 Feb;2(1):63-9. doi: 10.1093/gastro/got033. Epub 2014 Jan 8.
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is mainly used for the evaluation and sampling of mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes, luminal and submucosal lesions of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, as well as in the diagnostic approach for pancreatic, biliary and liver disease. However, several non-digestive pathologies may be encountered as well, expanding the diagnostic potential of EUS. In this article, we present nine examples of extra-digestive abnormalities detected by means of EUS, including pathologies of the thyroid gland, mediastinal and abdominal vessels, lungs, kidney and the urinary bladder. The purpose of this article is to review the capabilities of EUS beyond routine evaluation of gastrointestinal organs.
内镜超声（EUS）主要用于评估和取样纵隔和腹部淋巴结、上消化道和下消化道的腔内外和黏膜下病变，以及胰腺、胆道和肝脏疾病的诊断方法。然而，也可能会遇到一些非消化系统的疾病，从而扩展了 EUS 的诊断潜力。在本文中，我们介绍了通过 EUS 检测到的 9 例非消化系统异常的病例，包括甲状腺、纵隔和腹部血管、肺部、肾脏和膀胱的病变。本文的目的是回顾 EUS 除了常规评估胃肠道器官之外的其他功能。
