Medical terminology

[racy]

Following a recent endoscopy which revealed two small tumours the report says i may need EUS and EMR. Please can someone explain what they mean. Thanks.

[chrisrob]

EUS = Endoscopic UltraSound. patient.co.uk/health/endosc...

EMR = Endoscopic Mucosal Resection sites.google.com/site/barre...

[racy in reply to chrisrob]

Hi chrisrob,

Thank you for the translation and the other websites which i will visit. I was sure there would be someone familier with these procedures. As events progress i'll post the results on this site.

Cheers

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A mucosal resection means removing a very small 'surface' tumour with an endoscope. They only do this when they are confident that it is very small. As I understand it, it is like a loop of cheesewire on the end of the endoscope that they pull tight, but in medical terms it is more sophisticated than that!

[racy in reply to Hidden]

Hi Alan,

Thaks for the info. Do you realise that in this particular area you know more than my GP ? Chrisrob has kindly given me a couple of websites to visit which i will do. I've brought my GP up to date. She thinks the OPA is wonderful.

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GPs do have such a wide range of conditions to cover, but it is good that we can provide information for them! Thanks!

Alan