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Review
. 2021 Sep 1;37(5):449-461.
doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000760.

Interventional endoscopic ultrasound

Christoph F Dietrich  1 , Barbara Braden  2 , Christian Jenssen  3
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Review

Interventional endoscopic ultrasound

Christoph F Dietrich et al. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Purpose of review: To update on recent advances in interventional endoscopic ultrasound (INVEUS) techniques.

Recent findings: The introduction of linear echoendoscopes with larger instrument channels and the combined development of new tools and devices have enabled various new applications of minimally invasive endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transluminal interventions of the pancreas, biliary system and peri-gastrointestinal structures. In this review, EUS-guided interventions are discussed and evaluated: drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections, access and drainage of bile ducts, gallbladder and pancreatic duct, treatment of gastrointestinal haemorrhage, coeliac plexus block and coeliac plexus neurolysis, fiducial placement, solid and cystic tumour ablation, drug delivery and brachytherapy, gastroenterostomy, angiotherapy and other EUS-guided applications. The EUS-guided interventions are classified based on the available evidence as established or experimental, standardized or nonstandardized procedures in common or rare diseases with well or little known complications and their established or nonestablished treatment.

Summary: Some EUS-guided interventions have sparse published evidence with only single-centre studies, case series or individual case reports, others like drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections have become widely accepted practice. INVEUS has been accepted as an alternative to several surgical approaches, EUS-guided techniques result in faster recovery times, shorter hospital stay and lower costs.

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