Endoscopic ultrasound in the management of complications related to cirrhosis- recent evidence

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2025; 17(9): 108549
Published online Sep 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i9.108549

Table 4 Characteristics of the included studies on endoscopic ultrasound-assisted liver biopsy and treatment of liver tumors

Ref.	Type of study	Number of studies included in manuscript	Number of patients	Mean age (years)	Male/female	Comments/ major findings
Rudnick et al[17]	Systematic review	32	N/A	N/A	N/A	EUS-guided liver biopsy is a good alternative to percutaneous or transjugular biopsy, allows for biopsies of both lobes
Arruda do Espirito Santo et al[24]	Systematic review and meta-analysis	4	258	N/A	N/A	EUS-guided liver biopsy is safe and effective as percutaneous liver biopsy and has lower post-procedure pain
McCarty et al[26]	Systematic review and meta-analysis	5	656	51.62	298/368 (56.1)	EUS-guided liver biopsy is comparable to percutaneous and transjugular liver biopsy in specimens obtained and safety

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound; N/A: Not available.

Citation: Castleberry DT, Mann R, Tharian B, Thandassery RB. Endoscopic ultrasound in the management of complications related to cirrhosis- recent evidence. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(9): 108549
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v17.i9.108549

Castleberry DT, Mann R, Tharian B, Thandassery RB. Endoscopic ultrasound in the management of complications related to cirrhosis- recent evidence. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(9): 108549 [PMID: 40979066 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i9.108549]

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