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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2015; 21(44): 12544-12557
Published online Nov 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i44.12544
Hepatic applications of endoscopic ultrasound: Current status and future directions
Indu Srinivasan, Shou-Jiang Tang, Andreas S Vilmann, John Menachery, Peter Vilmann
Indu Srinivasan, Shou-Jiang Tang, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, United States
Andreas S Vilmann, Peter Vilmann, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
John Menachery, Department of Gastroenterology, Rajagiri Hospital Aluva, Kerala 683112, India
Author contributions: All authors were involved in the planning the design and conduct of the review paper; Srinivasan I initial research was conducted; Srinivasan I and Tang SJ were involved in drafting the manuscript; all the authors then contributed equally in revising the manuscript and approving the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
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Correspondence to: Peter Vilmann, MD, DSc, HC, FASGE, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Nørregade 10, Herlev 2730, Denmark. peter.vilmann@regionh.dk
Telephone: +45-38-682164
Received: May 8, 2015
Peer-review started: May 11, 2015
First decision: September 11, 2015
Revised: September 28, 2015
Accepted: October 12, 2015
Article in press: October 13, 2015
Published online: November 28, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: To review the available published trials, case series and case reports, discuss the implications and the future role of endoscopic ultrasound in the management of various liver conditions. Through this review paper we aim to provide a unified one stop educational experience as we have attempted to amalgamate all the published data.