Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS): How it works, why it’s used and what to expect
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a procedure that examines your gastrointestinal tract. It combines two imaging techniques – endoscopy and ultrasound. EUS can be used to diagnose diseases and other conditions in your digestive tract and nearby organs and tissues.
Gastroenterologist Manoop Bhutani, M.D., is a pioneer in endoscopic ultrasound, having performed thousands of these procedures since the early 1990s. We spoke with Bhutani...
Familial adenomatous polyposis monitoring, Whipple procedure gave my husband more time
When he was 15, my husband Jesse underwent a colectomy, a procedure that removed his colon. Jesse opted to do this after learning that he...