Every year, almost 215,000 Americans are affected by acute pancreatic diseases, and about 75,000 are diagnosed with chronic pancreatic disorders. If suspected of having the illness, the EUS Pineville endoscopy center will assist you accordingly. You will undergo the Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), a procedure involving inserting a thin tube with a camera via your mouth to reach your stomach and the duodenum. The duodenum is the first part of your small intestine. A small ultrasound device for sending sound waves sits at the tube’s end.
The sound waves strike and deflect from the pancreas and other adjacent structures, such as the spleen, duodenum, and stomach. The echoing or bouncing off of the sound waves leads to their recapture by the ultrasound device or probe and subsequent transformation into images. Unlike traditional ultrasound, EUS has no deterioration of sound waves due to traveling outside your body to deliver pictures on a monitor. Thus, endoscopic ultrasound produces clearer, high-quality imaging of the pancreas and other organs of interest.
Reasons to choose the procedure for your pancreas disorder diagnosis
Because of the production of highly enhanced images, the endoscopic ultrasound may help diagnose pancreas growths, chronic inflammation, and obstruction and dilation of the pancreatic or bile duct.
One common reason you may undergo EUS of the pancreas is unusual results from a CT scan, Ultrasonography, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging of your stomach. Additionally, endoscopic ultrasound may come in handy for closely examining anomalous tests of your blood, like a high concentration of pancreatic enzymes. Excess enzymes in the blood indicate the pancreas is damaged.
Does endoscopic ultrasound allow the taking of pancreatic biopsies?
A biopsy of your pancreas refers to a diagnostic procedure for extracting a sample of pancreas tissue for examination in the laboratory. Endoscopic ultrasound allows the taking of pancreatic biopsies.
Collecting tissue samples makes closer analysis and observation possible in determining if cancerous tumors exist in or on the pancreas. Your doctor can also determine if you have bile duct cysts.
A needle helps extract the liquid or a semisolid substance in the cyst. Then the liquid or substance is analyzed to help establish the type of cyst in your organ.
Since bile duct cysts can result in complications, they need early diagnosis and treatment. Cysts can cause pancreatic infection and abscesses, bleeding, rupturing, and even high blood pressure.
The risk of EUS in evaluating pancreatic disorders
In most cases, there is a below 1% risk of complications during the medical procedure. Since there is sedation, you can experience cardiac arrest. Moreover, you may experience bleeding or perforation of the gastrointestinal tract.
In case of an issue, your doctor can deal with it surgically.
Before and after an endoscopic ultrasound examination, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to safeguard you against pancreatic infection. And after EUS and before you go home, your doctor will discuss the results with you and recommend the treatment plan.
Contact Carolina Digestive Health Associates, PA, today to diagnose your pancreatic disorder via endoscopic ultrasound and benefit from treatment or management.
