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Background And Aims: The diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is essentially radiologic and is needed to plan appropriate therapy. We therefore conducted this proof of concept study to assess the utility of EUS in assessing the anatomy of BCS.

Methods: This prospective, multicenter, observational study enrolled 50 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of BCS.

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Asia has intermediate-to-high prevalence and high morbidity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The use of guideline-recommended nucleos(t)ide analogs with high barrier to resistance, such as entecavir (ETV), tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), is one of the key interventions for curbing HBV infection and associated morbidity in Asia. However, there are some challenges to the use of ETV and TDF; while ETV is associated with high resistance in lamivudine (LAM)-exposed (especially LAM-refractory) patients; bone and renal safety issues are a major concern with TDF.

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