Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Diseases
Best Practices and Recent Innovations in Technology and Techniques
- 1st Edition - July 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Masayuki Kitano
- Language: English
In Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Diseases: Best Practices and Recent Innovations in Technology and Techniques, leading experts share their insights, best practices, and th… Read more
In Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Diseases: Best Practices and Recent Innovations in Technology and Techniques, leading experts share their insights, best practices, and the latest technological innovations revolutionizing the approach to pancreatic health. This practical reference provides step-by-step guidance, case studies, detailed images and videos on advanced techniques in endoscopic ultrasonography for pancreatic diseases. Organized into four sections, this book reviews the latest advances in endoscopic ultrasound equipment, and techniques, complications, and safety measures in scanning methods, microbubbles and contrast harmonic imaging, elastography, and fine needle tissue acquisition. Tumor detection, characterization, and diagnosis is reviewed, and pancreatic diseases treatment and intervention methods are covered extensively. The book concludes with the examination of groundbreaking methods and discussion of future directions. Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Diseases: Best Practices and Recent Innovations in Technology and Techniques fully equips endoscopists with the most recent developments in endoscopic ultrasound and is a vital resource for navigating the evolving landscape, enabling practitioners to excel in advanced clinical practices and contribute to the field’s growth.
- Covers all aspects of the state-of-art technology in endoscopic ultrasound for the pancreas, including challenges and limitations of current endoscopic ultrasound systems
- Provides direct instruction on advanced techniques in endoscopic ultrasonography for pancreatic diseases
- Offers expert consensus on current knowledge and future direction in technology and techniques
- Includes detailed color images, companion videos, and case studies for the various practices and procedures
Practicing gastroenterologists and endoscopists in the field of pancreatology
Section 1: Equipment, Techniques and Complications of Procedures Using Endoscopic Ultrasound
1. Echoendoscopes and related devices
2. Scanning methods in pancretobiliary system
3. Fundamentals/technical principles of microbubbles and contrast harmonic imaging
4. Fundamentals/technical principles of elastography
5. Methods of fine needle tissue acquisition in pancreatic lesions
6. Classification of interventions for pancreatobiliary diseases
7. Complications and safety management for interventional endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatobiliary diseases
Section 2: Diagnosis and Tumor Characterization in the Pancreas
8. Detection of small tumors in the pancreas
9. Characterization of solid tumors in the pancreas
10. Characterization of cystic tumors in the pancreas
11. Staging of pancreatic tumors
12. Gene analysis of pancreatic tumors
13. Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
14. Artificial intelligence in diagnosis of pancreatic diseases with endoscopic ultrasound
Section 3: Treatment and Intervention for Pancreatic Diseases
15. Prediction and evaluation of treatment response in pancreatic tumors
16. Treatment for peripancreatic fluid collection
17. Treatment for chronic pancreatitis
18. Ablation and injection of agents for pancreatic tumors
19. Treatment for malignant biliary obstruction caused by pancreatobiliary tumors
20. Treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction caused by pancreatobiliary tumors
Section 4: Education, Future Trends and Innovations of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Diseases
21. Education of endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatobiliary diseases
22. Future trends and innovations of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatobiliary diseases
1. Echoendoscopes and related devices
2. Scanning methods in pancretobiliary system
3. Fundamentals/technical principles of microbubbles and contrast harmonic imaging
4. Fundamentals/technical principles of elastography
5. Methods of fine needle tissue acquisition in pancreatic lesions
6. Classification of interventions for pancreatobiliary diseases
7. Complications and safety management for interventional endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatobiliary diseases
Section 2: Diagnosis and Tumor Characterization in the Pancreas
8. Detection of small tumors in the pancreas
9. Characterization of solid tumors in the pancreas
10. Characterization of cystic tumors in the pancreas
11. Staging of pancreatic tumors
12. Gene analysis of pancreatic tumors
13. Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis
14. Artificial intelligence in diagnosis of pancreatic diseases with endoscopic ultrasound
Section 3: Treatment and Intervention for Pancreatic Diseases
15. Prediction and evaluation of treatment response in pancreatic tumors
16. Treatment for peripancreatic fluid collection
17. Treatment for chronic pancreatitis
18. Ablation and injection of agents for pancreatic tumors
19. Treatment for malignant biliary obstruction caused by pancreatobiliary tumors
20. Treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction caused by pancreatobiliary tumors
Section 4: Education, Future Trends and Innovations of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Diseases
21. Education of endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatobiliary diseases
22. Future trends and innovations of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatobiliary diseases
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Masayuki Kitano
Masayuki Kitano works as an executive director of Japan Pancreas Society and of Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine and Biology, and councilor of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology and of Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society. He has authored 310 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 8 book chapters. Dr Kitano developed a novel endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) system equipped with contrast harmonic imaging which allowed visualization of tissue microcirculation and reported role of EUS for diagnoses of pancreatobiliary and gastrointestinal diseases, particularly of small pancreatic cancers. By these works, he received the Ito Award and the Matsuo Award from Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, and High Citation Award of Journal of Gastroenterology. Also, he served as primary investigator on several multicenter studies related to pancreatobiliary endoscopy.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chairman, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Japan