EUS-guided fiducial placement for pancreatobiliary malignancies: safety, infection risk, and use of peri-procedural antibiotics

Background and study aims Chemoradiation with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly being used for optimal treatment of locally advanced pancreatobiliary cancers. Fiducial markers are used to track these tumors during SBRT. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is the preferred route for...

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Main Authors: Madhuri Chandnani, Mir Fahad Faisal, Jeremy Glissen-Brown, Mandeep Sawhney, Douglas Pleskow, Jonah Cohen, Tyler M. Berzin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020-01-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1068-9128