Esophageal EUS by filling water-soluble lubricating jelly for diagnosis of depth of invasion in superficial esophageal cancer Noboru Hanaoka, MD, Ryu Ishihara, MD, Noriko Matsuura, MD, Noriya Uedo, MD, Yoji Takeuchi, MD, Koji Higashino, MD, Takeshi Yamashina, MD, Kenji Aoi, MD, Hiroyasu Iishi, MD Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Volume 82, Issue 1, Pages 164-165 (July 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.01.028 Copyright © 2015 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 EUS by jelly filling method. A, Preparation for EUS. Several syringes are filled with K-Y lubricating jelly and a 14F suction catheter. B, Insertion of the catheter into the right channel and miniprobe into the left channel. C, Endoscopic image showing esophageal cancer through transparent lubricating jelly. D, EUS image showing that the muscularis mucosa layer (arrows) is broken by the tumor (arrowheads) and diagnosed as submucosal invasive cancer. E, EUS image showing the normal esophagus as a layered structure. The mucosal and submucosal layers are divided by the muscularis mucosa (arrows). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2015 82, 164-165DOI: (10.1016/j.gie.2015.01.028) Copyright © 2015 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions