A 44-year-old woman with a history of pulmonary embolism and abdominal echinococcosis complained of sudden thoracic pain and shortness of breath. A D-dimer of 77.5 mg/l (reference ≤0.5 mg/l) was found. Chest CT scan revealed obstruction of the right lower and middle lobe pulmonary artery (PA). Anticoagulation therapy was initiated for the presumed diagnosis of recurrent pulmonary embolism. Howe...

Endoscopic ultrasound has become an essential tool in modern gastroenterology and abdominal surgery. Compared with all other endoscopic methods, it has the most potential for innovation and its future looks bright. Thus, we compiled this summary of established and novel applications of endoscopic ultrasound methods to inform the reader about what is already possible and where future development...

Strategies for the treatment of cancer of the oesophagus depend on the tumour stage at the time of diagnosis. Resection, the only curative treatment, is confined to early tumour stages. Tumours with local infiltration are usually unresectable and require palliative treatment. Computed tomography has been widely used for preoperative staging but often fails to define this correctly. Endoscopic u...

Endosonography (EUS) enables the acquisition of clear images of the gastrointestinal tract wall and the surrounding structures. EUS enables much greater accuracy for staging decisions compared to computed tomography. Surgery for esophageal cancer has a high rate of morbidity and mortality, and it is important to decide on an appropriate treatment method through pre-surgical evaluation. Minimal ...

Aim. To determine the diagnostic value of endosonography in primary and secondary esophageal tumors.
 Materials methods. Between 2018 2022, 118 patients with changes were managed at Blokhin National Medical Research Center for Oncology. Primary imply invasion esophagus directly by a tumor, mean wall tumor from outside, transition stomach to esophagus.
 Results. All had esophagogastrod...

Gastric hamartomatous inverted polyp (HIP) is difficult to diagnose preoperatively because of its rarity [1,2]. It is pathologically benign, but has been reported as a paracancerous lesion [3–5], and therefore its diagnosis and treatment are clinically important. We report a case of gastric HIP and focus on its special characteristics on endoscopy and endosonography. An 18-mm submucosal tumor w...