Abstract
The use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has grown over the last 25 years, and it is now a well-established diagnostic method for luminal and extraluminal disorders. This chapter discusses EUS applications relating to extraintestinal structures, organs, and lesions. The objectives of this chapter are to review the utility of EUS for evaluating the mediastinum in both benign and malignant disease processes, including the detection of mediastinal lymph node metastases in lung cancer. Mass lesions in the paragastric and retroperitoneal organs (excluding the bile duct, gallbladder, and pancreas) are reviewed, including detection of lesions of the adrenal gland, liver, and kidneys. Ascites and pleural fluid are examined along with unusual extraintestinal lesions.
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