EUS can detect lesions as small as 2-3 mm in size and is the best method for determining the five echo layers of the stomach. The five echo layers are histologically correlated with the mucosa ...

The first lesion is CB, which is an irreversible lesion that develops by concentric fibrosis in the bronchiole submucosa layer with continual external circular scarring. The fibrotic and ...

The cysts are lined by tall columnar epithelium that fills the cyst with viscous mucin. The submucosal layer consists of a highly cellular stroma of spindle cells with elongated nuclei similar to the ...

When Jeffrey Lipow went in for a routine endoscopy, it revealed a serious problem. A follow-up endoscopic ultrasound confirmed he had a tumor under ...

Submucosal uterine fibroids are non-cancerous (benign) tumors that grow in the womb (uterus) just under the surface of its lining (endometrium). Although these are the least common type of uterine ...

ESD, a more advanced technique, is employed for complex polyps with a higher risk of submucosal invasion. It involves creating a precise incision and dissecting the polyp layer by layer from the ...