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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 25, 2015; 7(15): 1170-1180
Published online Oct 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i15.1170
Published online Oct 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i15.1170
Imaging of common bile duct by linear endoscopic ultrasound
Malay Sharma, Amit Pathak, Abid Shoukat, Department of Gastroenterology, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250001, India
Chittapuram Srinivasan Rameshbabu, Department of Anatomy, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh 251203, India
Akash Ajmera, Department of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25504, United States
Zeeshn Ahamad Wani, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250001, India
Praveer Rai, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
Author contributions: Sharma M, Pathak A and Rai P performed EUS; Pathak A contributed to conceptualizing the manuscript; Rameshbabu CS contributed to making sketches; Ajmera A and Wani ZA contributed to proof reading of the manuscript. Shoukat A contributed to critical revision of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Malay Sharma, MD, DM, Gastroenterologist, Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Mawana Road, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250001, India. sharmamalay@hotmail.com
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Received: March 21, 2015
Peer-review started: March 22, 2015
First decision: May 19, 2015
Revised: July 30, 2015
Accepted: August 16, 2015
Article in press: August 21, 2015
Published online: October 25, 2015
Processing time: 214 Days and 16.6 Hours
Peer-review started: March 22, 2015
First decision: May 19, 2015
Revised: July 30, 2015
Accepted: August 16, 2015
Article in press: August 21, 2015
Published online: October 25, 2015
Processing time: 214 Days and 16.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a new technology which has a steep learning curve. It is difficult to learn EUS as the standard techniques of EUS imaging have not been established. The common description of every organ or structure has been done by a station-wise imaging by most of the authors. The imaging of common bile duct (CBD) is an important part of EUS examination. The techniques of imaging of CBD by EUS have not been defined so far. This article aims at simplifying the techniques of imaging of CBD by linear EUS.