Dhar J, Samanta J. Role of endoscopic ultrasound in the field of hepatology: Recent advances and future trends. World J Hepatol 2021; 13(11): 1459-1483 [PMID: 34904024 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i11.1459]
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Jayanta Samanta, MBBS, MD, DM, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. dj_samanta@yahoo.co.in
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2021; 13(11): 1459-1483 Published online Nov 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i11.1459
Role of endoscopic ultrasound in the field of hepatology: Recent advances and future trends
Jahnvi Dhar, Jayanta Samanta
Jahnvi Dhar, Jayanta Samanta, Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India
Author contributions: Dhar J contributed conception and design, data acquisition and analysis, drafted the article, final approval; Samanta J contributed conception and design, data interpretation, critical revision and intellectual content of the draft, final approval.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Jayanta Samanta, MBBS, MD, DM, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. dj_samanta@yahoo.co.in
Received: February 26, 2021 Peer-review started: February 26, 2021 First decision: July 18, 2021 Revised: July 19, 2021 Accepted: September 3, 2021 Article in press: September 3, 2021 Published online: November 27, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: The advancements in the field of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) have enabled endosonologists to rapidly expand their wings in the field of hepatology. “Endo-hepatology” encompasses the wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures that can be used for the management of various liver diseases. Diagnostic advancements range from elastography for liver parenchymal diseases, contrast-enhanced EUS for a focal liver lesion to portal pressure measurements. Therapeutic advancements range from EUS-guided eradication of varices to drainage of abscesses to liver tumor ablation. In this comprehensive review, all the various diagnostic and therapeutic EUS modalities available for the management of liver diseases have been detailed.
