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World J Radiol. Jun 28, 2024; 16(6): 184-195
Published online Jun 28, 2024. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v16.i6.184
Published online Jun 28, 2024. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v16.i6.184
Practical approach to linear endoscopic ultrasound examination of the gallbladder
Hussein Hassan Okasha, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
Eyad Gadour, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, King Abdulaziz Hospital-National Guard, Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Eyad Gadour, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Zamzam University College, Khartoum 11113, Sudan
Hassan Atalla, Omar AbdAllah AbdEl-Hameed, Elsayed Ghoneem, Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Reem Ezzat, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71511, Egypt
Ahmed Elsayed Alzamzamy, Department of Gastroenterology and Heptology, Maadi Armed Forces Medical Complex, Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11728, Egypt
Rasha Ahmad Matar, Department of Gastroenterology and Advance Endoscopy, Sultant Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre, Muscat 0961, Oman
Zeinab Hassan, Department of Internal Medicine, Stockport Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester SK2 7JE, United Kingdom
Bogdan Miutescu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara 300041, Romania
Bogdan Miutescu, Advanced Regional Research Centre in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara 30041, Romania
Ayman Qawasmi, Department of Gastroenterology, Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital, Cairo 11124, Egypt
Katarzyna M Pawlak, Division of Gastroenterology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto M5B 1W8, Canada
Ahmed Elmeligui, Department of Gastroenterology, Southend University Hospital, Essex SS2 6XT, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Okasha HH and Gadour E contributed to conceptualization; Gadour E, Atalla H, Abdelhameed OA, Ezzat R, and Alzamzamy AE contributed to resources; Hassan Z, Miutescu B, Pawlak KM and Qawasmi A contributed to writing-review and editing; Pawlak KM created the figures; Ghoneem E, Elmeligui A, Okasha HH and Gadour E contributed to writing the final manuscript; Elmeligui A, Okasha HH and Gadour E contributed to supervision; Gadour E contributed to project administration; All authors read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Eyad Gadour, CCST, FRCP, MBBS, MRCP, Associate Professor, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, King Abdulaziz Hospital-National Guard, King Abdullah Military City, Al Mubarraz, Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia. eyadgadour@doctors.org.uk
Received: December 20, 2023
Revised: April 3, 2024
Accepted: May 28, 2024
Published online: June 28, 2024
Processing time: 188 Days and 17.2 Hours
Revised: April 3, 2024
Accepted: May 28, 2024
Published online: June 28, 2024
Processing time: 188 Days and 17.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Gallbladder pathologies can pose a health challenge to clinicians and patients when poorly examined. Linear endoscopic ultrasound has clinical and therapeutic significance when examining the gallbladder.