EVALUATION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF THE ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY RESULTS IN THE PATIENTS EXAMINED IN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS

Purpose: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a well-established method of evaluating patients with gastrointestinal diseases, especially malignancies. EUS is like other similar endoscopy technics, based on high frequent ultrasonography. This high level technology allows examination of tissue to almost microscopic level, not only in digestive system but its surrounding structures. Methods and Materials: The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of endoscopic experience, based on the number of endosopic ultrasonography examination performed in the three years period, to obtain 80% diagnostic accuracy…