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Dig Liver Dis
July 2024
Department of Medicine B (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Clinical Infectiology), University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany; European Foundation of Chronic Liver Failure, EFCLIF, Barcelona, Spain.
The growing and evolving field of EUS and advanced hepatobiliary endoscopy has amplified traditional upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and unveiled novel options for remaining unsolved hepatobiliary issues, both diagnostically and therapeutically. This conceptually appealing and fascinating integration of endoscopy within the practice of hepatology is referred to as 'endo-hepatology'. Endo-hepatology focuses on the one hand on disorders of the liver parenchyma and liver vasculature and of the hepatobiliary tract on the other hand.
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August 2023
Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Center for Interventional & Therapeutic Endoscopy Division of Digestive Diseases Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois.
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol
December 2022
Digestive Health Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92868, USA.
The role of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of chronic liver disease is rapidly increasing. It forms one of the major backbones of endo-hepatology and brings us a step closer to personalized medicine. This review will focus on the particular use of EUS in the diagnosis and management of cirrhotic portal hypertension and potential complications hereof, such as ascites and gastrooesophageal varices.
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June 2022
Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano 20089, Italy.
From a mere diagnostic tool to an imperative treatment modality, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has evolved and revolutionized safer efficient options for vascular interventions. Currently it is an alternative treatment option in the management of gastrointestinal bleeding, primarily variceal type bleeding. Conventional treatment option prior to EUS incorporation had limited efficiency and high adverse events.
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November 2021
Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
The role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality for the management of various gastrointestinal diseases has been expanding. The imaging or intervention for various liver diseases has primarily been the domain of radiologists. With the advances in EUS, the domain of endosonologists is rapidly expanding in the field of hepatology.
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