Diagnostic endoscopic ultrasonography: Assessment of safety and prevention of complications

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2012; 18(34): 4659-4676
Published online Sep 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i34.4659

Table 1 Frequency of upper gastrointestinal tract perforations caused by radial and longitudinal echoendoscopes in the German survey of endoscopic ultrasonography complications (2004-2006, data from Jenssen, Faiss and Nürnberg[31]) n (%)

Perforation location	Radial EUS (n = 47 417)	Longitudinal EUS (n = 37 667)	Radial and longitudinal EUS¹ (n = 85 084)
Esophageal	3 (0.087)	5 (0.013)	8 (0.009)
Duodenal	8 (0.017)	11 (0.029)	19 (0.022)^a
Gastric	0	1 (0.003)	1 (0.001)
Total	11 (0.023)	17 (0.045)	28 (0.033)

¹Without endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided fine-needle biopsy or EUS-guided therapeutic interventions.

^aP < 0.05 vs esophageal perforations.

Citation: Jenssen C, Alvarez-Sánchez MV, Napoléon B, Faiss S. Diagnostic endoscopic ultrasonography: Assessment of safety and prevention of complications. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(34): 4659-4676
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i34/4659.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i34.4659