Impact of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Procedure in Pancreatico-biliary Disorders in Indonesia
Abstract: Pancreato-biliary
disorders are the challenging disorders in gastroenterology practice. It is well-known that endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a common procedure in managing
pancreato-biliary disorders. However, imaging modalities such as abdominal CT
scan and MRI has been successfully reduced the unnecessary ERCP to avoid
several potential complications. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
procedure has become an important tool due to the limitation of imaging
modalities in pancreato-biliary disorders. Its ability which is not only for
diagnostic, but also for therapeutic purpose has given a new insight for most
gastroenterologists in their daily practice. However, the investment, cost, and
the proper training curriculum are still debatable in most developing
countries, especially in Indonesia.
Keywords: pancreato-biliary
disorders; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); endoscopic
ultrasound (EUS); gastroenterology
Author: Cosmas Rinaldi A
Lesmana, Rino Alvani Gani, Irsan Hasan, Andri Sanityoso Sulaeman, Laurentius A
Lesmana
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170377
