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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2024; 30(33): 3803-3809
Published online Sep 7, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i33.3803
Linear endoscopic ultrasound: Current uses and future perspectives in mediastinal examination
Eyad Gadour, Sarah Al Ghamdi, Bogdan Miutescu, Hossam E Shaaban, Zeinab Hassan, Aymen Almuhaidb, Hussein H Okasha
Eyad Gadour, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, King Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital, Ahsa 36428, Saudi Arabia
Eyad Gadour, Department of Internal Medicine, Zamzam University College, School of Medicine, Khartoum 11113, Sudan
Sarah Al Ghamdi, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 3646, Saudi Arabia
Bogdan Miutescu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara 300041, Romania
Bogdan Miutescu, Advanced Regional Research Center in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara 300041, Romania
Hossam E Shaaban, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Nhtmri, Cairo 11796, Egypt
Zeinab Hassan, Department of Internal Medicine, Stockport Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester SK2 7JE, United Kingdom
Aymen Almuhaidb, Department of Gastroenterology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
Hussein H Okasha, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
Co-corresponding authors: Eyad Gadour and Bogdan Miutescu.
Author contributions: Gadour E and Okasha HH contributed to conceptualization; Hassan Z, Almuhaidb A and Al Ghamdi S contributed to resources; Miutescu B, Al Ghamdi S and Shaaban HE and Gadour E contributed to writing, review and editing; Almuhaidb A, Okasha HH, Miutescu B, Al Ghamdi S, Shaaban HE, Hassan Z and Gadour E contributed to writing the final manuscript; Miutescu B, Okasha HH and Gadour E contributed to supervision; Gadour E and Miutescu B contributed to project administration; All authors read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Eyad Gadour, MBBS, MRCP, MSc, ESEGH, FEBGH, FACP, FRCP, FESGE Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, King Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital, National Guard Street, Ahsa 36428, Saudi Arabia. eyadgadour@doctors.org.uk
Received: May 20, 2024
Revised: August 18, 2024
Accepted: August 20, 2024
Published online: September 7, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enables accurate assessment of cancer depth and nodal involvement in lung and esophageal cancer. Linear EUS enhances diagnostic accuracy and streamlines assessment through artificial intelligence. EUS also provides, in image form, the submucosal lesion in the mediastinum. These are some of the current uses of mediastinal examination. Future perspectives of mediastinal examination are; use of artificial intelligence algorithms in diagnosing accurately, using of ultrasound-guided therapy and imaging modalities which enhance diagnostic precision of EUS in mediastinal examination.