Voraussetzungen und Empfehlungen zur Durchführung von Endosonographien: Eine Stellungnahme der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für endoskopischen Ultraschall in Nordrhein-Westfalen (AGEUS)

For improvement of quality the working group of the Society of Gastroenterology in Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany) was engaged with the questions, which apparative, personal and training conditions for endoscopic ultrasoundare useful. The following proposals were preliminarily presented at the annual Congress of the DGVS (German Society of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases) 2001. They are thought to be subject of discussion for guidelines to be elaborated by this national society.