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World J Meta-Anal. Mar 28, 2020; 8(2): 109-118
Published online Mar 28, 2020. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i2.109
Published online Mar 28, 2020. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v8.i2.109
Utility of gastrointestinal ultrasound in functional gastrointestinal disorders: A narrative review
Andrew Ming-Liang Ong, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169856, Singapore
Andrew Ming-Liang Ong, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
Author contributions: Ong AML performed the research, wrote the manuscript and performed the editing work.
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Corresponding author: Andrew Ming-Liang Ong, MBChB, MRCP, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Level 3, Academia Building, Singapore 169856, Singapore. andrew.ong.m.l@singhealth.com.sg
Received: November 18, 2019
Peer-review started: November 18, 2019
First decision: December 7, 2019
Revised: February 5, 2020
Accepted: March 9, 2020
Article in press: March 9, 2020
Published online: March 28, 2020
Peer-review started: November 18, 2019
First decision: December 7, 2019
Revised: February 5, 2020
Accepted: March 9, 2020
Article in press: March 9, 2020
Published online: March 28, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders are extremely common for every gastroenterologist. However, they are largely a heterogenous group of conditions and we do not have reliable modalities of investigational tools to evaluate origin of symptoms. GI ultrasound has increasing value for the evaluation of GI diseases. We are the first to perform a review on this topic of the utility of GI ultrasound in functional GI disorders. Our results show that though the potential uses are promising, more validation data is needed for widespread implementation.