Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2019 May-Jun;8(3):146-150.
doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_20_19.

Recent developments in hepatopancreatobiliary EUS

Irina M Cazacu  1 , Ben S Singh  2 , Adrian Saftoiu  3 , Manoop S Bhutani  2
Affiliations
Review

Recent developments in hepatopancreatobiliary EUS

Irina M Cazacu et al. Endosc Ultrasound. 2019 May-Jun.

Abstract

The last American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) annual meeting was held in Philadelphia on October 5-10, 2018 and showcased a wide variety of the latest and upcoming research within the field of Gastroenterology. This article will present the advancements and research regarding endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) presented at this year's meeting with focus on hepatopancreatobiliary indications. Seventy studies related to EUS were presented; however, case reports and video forum presentations were excluded from this review. Many endosonographers investigated various aspects of EUS such as the tissue acquisition and diagnostic yields of fine-needle biopsies, the application of interventional EUS, and various novel techniques to advance the role of EUS. It would be very difficult to discuss all of the abstracts presented in details; however, we commend and encourage all endosonographers who presented at ACG to continue advancing research and development in EUS.

Keywords: Drainage; EUS-guided FNA; EUS-guided biliary; EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy; EUS-guided liver biopsy; lauromacrogol ablation; pancreatic cystic lesions; radiofrequency ablation.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

None

References

    1. Temnykh L, Rahal M, Zia Z, et al. An exclusive fine needle biopsy approach to sampling solid lesions under EUS guidance: A case-controlled study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018;113(Suppl 3):S435. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Iqbal F, Aditi A, Huang BL, et al. Diagnostic yield of a conventional endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and two endoscopic ultrasound-fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) needles: A single-center, retrospective study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018;113(Suppl 3):S442.
    1. Mahmud N, Elhanafi S, Kochman ML, et al. Endoscopic ultrasound tissue acquisition for genomic analysis of pancreatic cancer using liquid next-generation sequencing. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018;113:s13.
    1. Zhong L, Chai N, Linghu E, et al. A prospective study on contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound for differential diagnosis of pancreatic cystic neoplasms. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018;113(Suppl 3):S48. - PubMed
    1. Raina A, Kantsevoy S. EUS-guided pancreatic cyst sampling with a novel trans-needle biopsy forceps: Initial experience in a pilot study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018;113(Suppl 3):S15.