Utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of esophagogastric varices

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has significantly improved our understanding of the complex vascular structural changes in patients with portal hypertension. At present, EUS is a useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of esophagogastric varices (EGVs) and guidance of endoscopic therapy. Several studi...

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Autores principales: Wang, An-Jiang, Li, Bi-Min, Zheng, Xue-Lian, Shu, Xu, Zhu, Xuan
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Lenguaje:English
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27503152
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2303-9027.187840
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author Wang, An-Jiang
Li, Bi-Min
Zheng, Xue-Lian
Shu, Xu
Zhu, Xuan
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description Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has significantly improved our understanding of the complex vascular structural changes in patients with portal hypertension. At present, EUS is a useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of esophagogastric varices (EGVs) and guidance of endoscopic therapy. Several studies have employed this new technique for the diagnosis and management of esophageal and gastric varices, respectively. In the present review, we have summarized the current status of EUS for the diagnosis and management of EGVs and clarified the clinical feasibility of this procedure. New indications for EUS can be developed in the future after adequate validation.
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spelling pubmed-49894012016-09-06 Utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of esophagogastric varices Wang, An-Jiang Li, Bi-Min Zheng, Xue-Lian Shu, Xu Zhu, Xuan Endosc Ultrasound Review Article Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has significantly improved our understanding of the complex vascular structural changes in patients with portal hypertension. At present, EUS is a useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of esophagogastric varices (EGVs) and guidance of endoscopic therapy. Several studies have employed this new technique for the diagnosis and management of esophageal and gastric varices, respectively. In the present review, we have summarized the current status of EUS for the diagnosis and management of EGVs and clarified the clinical feasibility of this procedure. New indications for EUS can be developed in the future after adequate validation. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4989401/ /pubmed/27503152 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2303-9027.187840 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Spring Media Publishing Co. Ltd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Wang, An-Jiang
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Zheng, Xue-Lian
Shu, Xu
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Utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of esophagogastric varices
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title_short Utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of esophagogastric varices
title_sort utility of endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of esophagogastric varices
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989401/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2303-9027.187840
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