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Although the first feasibility study of the use of endoluminal ultrasonography (ELUS) in the upper urinary tract was reported in 1995, just a few further small studies have studied the utility of this technique in this region. In addition, many more patients with urologic cancer receive chemotherapy to downstage tumors prior to surgical excision, which does not permit accurate radiopathological correlation. There is a need for large well-designed studies to validate the use of ELUS in routine practice. Despite the lack of these studies, ELUS of the urinary tract has been shown to be feasible and has the potential to improve the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of many benign and malignant urologic conditions. Currently, its greatest utility is imaging of the upper urinary tract because it overcomes some limitations of cross-sectional imaging and traditional ureteroscopy. The ability of ELUS to capture dynamic images also makes it an attractive tool for evaluation of urethral disease. Further research is needed to determine its true diagnostic capability, the benefit it provides to patients, and its dissemination and acceptance into general practice.

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  1. Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Sima Porten MD, MPH & Surena F. Matin MD

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Raghu Vikram MD

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Porten, S., Vikram, R., Matin, S.F. (2015). Endoluminal Ultrasonography. In: Liao, J., Su, LM. (eds) Advances in Image-Guided Urologic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1450-0_12

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