Endoscopic nursing aspects of endoscopic ultrasonographic investigations

Introduction: In the last 10 years endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) investigations became an essential part of the diagnosis of the gastrointestinal disorders. EUS is a combination of endoscopy and high-frequency ultrasound. A small EUS transducer is mounted onto the tip of a side-view endoscop and generates a radial of 360° picture with a frequency of 12 and 7.5 Mhz. EUS can provide a detailed information about the gastrointestinal tract lesion's extent and penetration and necessary for correct locoregional tumor staging. Application of EUS can be useful to differentiate between intramural and submucosal lesion…