Current Endoscopic Ultrasound Perspectives from 2012 Digestive Disease Week Meeting

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was one of the leading topics in 2012 DDW meeting and some new progresses were highlighted atthe EUS monothematic symposium during the period. Although EUS-fine needle aspiration (FNA) has increased the accuracy ofEUS in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases and biliary diseases, controversies still exit in its application such as safety, cost effectivenessand the choice of needle. Meanwhile, EUS may also function as a therapeutic approach, and more and more digestive diseasescould be treated with interventional EUS. This report will focus on the above aspects and some progresses of interventionalEUS discussed in the meeting.