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World J Radiol. Apr 28, 2024; 16(4): 72-81
Published online Apr 28, 2024. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v16.i4.72
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition for the diagnosis of focal liver lesion
Alina Tantău, Cosmina Sutac, Anamaria Pop, Marcel Tantău
Alina Tantău, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, The 4th Medical Clinic CF Hospital, Cluj-Napoca 400012, Cluj, Romania
Cosmina Sutac, Department of Gastroenterology, “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca 400162, Cluj, Romania
Anamaria Pop, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medical Center, Digenio Hospital, Cluj-Napoca 400058, Cluj, Romania
Marcel Tantău, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca 400162, Cluj, Romania
Author contributions: Tantău A wrote the paper and provided the endoscopic ultrasound imagines from her personal collection; Sutac C and Pop A collected the data and draft the paper; Tantău M revised the paper; and all authors contributed with expert opinion on the concept paper and critically revising the article, and approved the final article version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Anamaria Pop, MD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medical Center, Digenio Hospital, 2 Portelanului Street, Cluj-Napoca 400058, Cluj, Romania. anamaria.pop09@yahoo.com
Received: January 31, 2024
Peer-review started: January 31, 2024
First decision: February 28, 2024
Revised: March 12, 2024
Accepted: March 21, 2024
Article in press: March 21, 2024
Published online: April 28, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided tissue acquisition with fine needle aspiration or biopsy needles are an effective and safe approach to obtain liver samples. In this review our goal is to discuss the EUS-guided tissue acquisition options in patients with liver tumors and its efficacy and safety in providing accurate samples. The results of the last studies comparing EUS-guided liver biopsy with other conventional techniques are presented.