| Theme | Recent Advances in the Endoscopic Ultrasonography | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Application of Intraoperative Ultrasonography and Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Laparoscopic Surgery | |
| Publish Date | 1999/08 | |
| Author | Taro Aoki | Department of Surgery II, Osaka University Medical School |
| Author | Morito Monden | Department of Surgery II, Osaka University Medical School |
| [ Summary ] | Laparoscopic surgery is applied not only to benign diseases like choledocholithiasis but also to malignant diseases like early gastric cancer, colon cancer, and liver cancer. The necessity of intraoperative ultrasonography is now increasing for detection of tumor (cancer or submucosal tumors of stomach, liver tumors, adrenal tumors etc.) and gall stones. | |