TY - JOUR

T1 - Hepatic applications of endoscopic ultrasound

T2 - Current status and future directions

AU - Srinivasan, Indu

AU - Tang, Shou-Jiang

AU - Vilmann, Andreas S

AU - Menachery, John

AU - Vilmann, Peter

PY - 2015/11/28

Y1 - 2015/11/28

N2 - The diagnosis and staging of various gastrointestinal malignancies have been made possible with the use of endoscopic ultrasound, which is a relatively safe procedure. The field of endoscopic ultrasound is fast expanding due to advancements in therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound. Though various studies have established its role in gastrointestinal malignancies and pancreatic conditions, its potential in the field of hepatic lesions still remains vastly untapped. In this paper the authors attempt to review important and landmark trials, case series and case studies involving hepatic applications of endoscopic ultrasound, thus not only providing an overview of utilization of endoscopic ultrasound in various liver conditions but also speculating its future role.

AB - The diagnosis and staging of various gastrointestinal malignancies have been made possible with the use of endoscopic ultrasound, which is a relatively safe procedure. The field of endoscopic ultrasound is fast expanding due to advancements in therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound. Though various studies have established its role in gastrointestinal malignancies and pancreatic conditions, its potential in the field of hepatic lesions still remains vastly untapped. In this paper the authors attempt to review important and landmark trials, case series and case studies involving hepatic applications of endoscopic ultrasound, thus not only providing an overview of utilization of endoscopic ultrasound in various liver conditions but also speculating its future role.

U2 - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i44.12544

DO - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i44.12544

M3 - Review

C2 - 26640331

VL - 21

SP - 12544

EP - 12557

JO - World Chinese Journal of Digestology

JF - World Chinese Journal of Digestology

SN - 1009-3079

IS - 44

ER -