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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2021; 13(8): 887-895
Published online Aug 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i8.887
Published online Aug 27, 2021. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i8.887
Modality | EUS-LB | PC-LB | TJ-LB |
Advantages | Ability to obtain simultaneous bi-lobar biopsies | Familiarity | Circumvent challenging body habitus |
Circumvent challenging body habitus | Less technical expertise | Ability to perform other diagnostics simultaneously | |
Improved patient tolerance | Lower cost | Fewer contraindications (i.e., ascites and coagulopathy) | |
Decreased recovery time | |||
Ability to perform other diagnostics simultaneously (i.e., PPG measurement) | |||
Disadvantages | Higher cost | Poorer patient tolerance | Higher cost |
Need for technical expertise | May be limited by patient body habitus | Need for technical expertise | |
More prone to sampling error | More prone to sampling error |
- Citation: Rudnick SR, Conway JD, Russo MW. Current state of endohepatology: Diagnosis and treatment of portal hypertension and its complications with endoscopic ultrasound. World J Hepatol 2021; 13(8): 887-895
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v13/i8/887.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v13.i8.887