Emerging role of endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy

Chetwood, John; Mudaliar, Sanjivan; Staudenmann, Dominic; Shin, Joo‐Shik; Liu, Ken; Majumdar, Avik; Kaffes, Arthur J.; Strasser, Simone I.; McCaughan, Geoffrey W.; Saxena, Payal

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322704

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“…Conscious sedation or anesthesia further increases the cost, and there are also certain risks in an endoscopic procedure. However, EUS-LB is an evolving technique that already has an important role in settings with relevant expertise, mainly because of the superior control of the operating field, low incidence of adverse events, accessibility of the various parts of the liver, and greater patients' comfort [55].…”

Section: Eus-guided Liver Biopsy (Eus-lb)mentioning

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Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Liver Disease: Where Do We Stand?

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As the burden of liver disease in the general populace steadily increases, so does the need for both advanced diagnostic and treatment options. Endoscopic ultrasound is a reliable diagnostic and therapeutic method that has an established role, foremost in pancreatobiliary pathology. This paper aims to summarize the growing role of endoscopic ultrasound in hepatology based on the search of the current literature. A number of applications of endoscopic ultrasound are reviewed, including both noninvasive methods and tissue acquisition in focal and diffuse liver disease, portal hypertension measurement, detection and management of gastric and esophageal varices, treatment of focal liver lesions and staging of pancreatobiliary malignancies, treatment of cystic and solid liver lesions, as well as liver abscess drainage. Both hepatologists and endoscopists should be aware of the evolving role of endoscopic ultrasound in liver disease. The inherent invasive nature of endoscopic examination limits its use to a targeted population identified using noninvasive methods. Endoscopic ultrasound is one the most versatile methods in gastroenterology, allowing immediate access with detection, sampling, and treatment of digestive tract pathology. Further expansion of its use in hepatology is immanent.

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Section: Eus-guided Liver Biopsy (Eus-lb)mentioning

confidence: 99%