ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Clinical Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in GI Endoscopy (On-demand) | May 2023-Session 6 Presentation 1 - Endoscopic Assessment of Advanced Liver Fibrosis

Session 6 Presentation 1 - Endoscopic Assessment of Advanced Liver Fibrosis

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Video Summary

The video lecture is focused on the topic of endoscopic assessment of advanced liver fibrosis. The speaker discusses the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in hepatology and its application in diagnosing and managing liver diseases. They highlight the importance of liver biopsy as a gold standard for evaluating complex liver diseases that cannot be diagnosed with blood tests and imaging. The speaker explains the advantages of EUS-guided liver biopsy, including its safety, efficacy, and ability to provide high-quality histologic specimens. They also mention the development of EUS-guided portal pressure gradient measurement and EUS-guided shear wave assessment as additional tools in assessing liver fibrosis. The lecture concludes with a brief overview of EUS-guided portal pressure gradient measurement. No credits are mentioned in the transcript.

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Phuong T. (Phoenix) Nguyen, MD

Keywords

endoscopic assessment

advanced liver fibrosis

endoscopic ultrasound

liver biopsy

EUS-guided liver biopsy