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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 16, 2017; 9(10): 506-513
Published online Oct 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i10.506
Endoscopic ultrasound elastography for solid pancreatic lesions
Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri, Pradermchai Kongkam
Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri, Department of Medicine, Police General Hospital, Patumwan, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Pradermchai Kongkam, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Excellent Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Author contributions: Both authors contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors revealed no conflict of interest in relation to this review.
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Correspondence to: Pradermchai Kongkam, MD, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Excellent Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, 1873, Rama 4 Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. pradermchai.k@chula.ac.th
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Received: January 30, 2017
Peer-review started: February 12, 2017
First decision: March 27, 2017
Revised: August 28, 2017
Accepted: September 4, 2017
Article in press: September 5, 2017
Published online: October 16, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: Elastography is a technology that can measure tissue stiffness. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography has been increasingly used for an evaluation of solid pancreatic lesions (SPL). Several interpretation methods of EUS elastography for this purpose have been described in many previous studies. This review focuses on how to read and interpret findings of EUS elastography obtained from SPL. Readers should be competent for applying EUS elastography for diagnosing SPL after finishing reading the review.