This article represents part 3 of the EFSUMB Recommendations and Guidelines for
Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS). It provides an overview of the examination techniques …

Accurate staging of rectal and anal carcinoma is crucial for planning surgery and indicating
adjuvant therapy. Although, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are …

Imaging of the rectum, anorectal junction and surrounding tissues is both difficult and
technically challenging. CT and conventional barium studies offer limited information in local …

Endoluminal ultrasound imaging of the anorectum is increasingly being performed by
surgeons in the office and outpatient setting. It is useful in the preoperative staging of rectal …

Endoanal and endorectal ultrasound have an important role in colorectal surgery. They can
be applied in the management of faecal incontinence, rectal tumours and inflammatory …

Ultrasound is an undervalued non-invasive examination in the diagnosis of colonic
diseases. It has been replaced by the considerably more expensive magnetic resonance …

In October 2014 the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology formed a Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) task force group to promote the use of …

In this overview the variety of current evidence based diagnostic options of EUS are
discussed.

The third part of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology (EFSUMB) Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS) assesses the evidence …

The diagnostic applications for EUS have grown tremendously over the last decade. Most of
the early development involved the use of EUS for upper GI indications. Until recently the …