Albay is home to the first Endoscopy Unit with Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in Bicol Region, Southern Luzon and Visayas. EUS ...

is currently performed on a routine basis at many endoscopic centers and it is evident that this procedure has a major impact on the therapeutic management of patients by obtaining a definite ...

In the management of patients with esophageal cancer, distant metastases should be excluded with positron emission tomography (PET) scan or computed tomography (CT) scan before EUS is considered.