ASGE Postgraduate Course at ACG 2022: Expanding the Scope of Fundamental and Advanced Endoscopy | October 2022-State of the Art Lecture: Endohepatology: New Frontier for the Gastroenterologist

State of the Art Lecture: Endohepatology: New Frontier for the Gastroenterologist

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The video discusses the field of endohepatology, which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases using endoscopic techniques. The speaker explains that while the field is not entirely new, it is expanding, and highlights the role of David Dill in this expansion. The importance of endohepatology is attributed to the rising incidence of liver disease due to factors such as obesity and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Common applications of endohepatology include the diagnosis and management of varices, evaluation of the gallbladder and biliary tree, and liver biopsy. The speaker emphasizes the high adequacy of specimens obtained through endoscopic liver biopsy and discusses the technique and advantages of this procedure. They also mention the emerging applications of endohepatology, such as EOS-guided portal pressure gradient assessment, gastric variceal treatment, and gallbladder drainage. The potential impact of endohepatology on the roles of interventional radiology and hepatology is discussed, with the expectation of increased collaboration with hepatologists and potential reduction in referrals to interventional radiology. The speaker concludes by summarizing the key takeaways of endohepatology, including its potential as a one-stop-shop approach for liver disease evaluation.

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David L. Diehl, MD, FASGE

Keywords

endohepatology

liver diseases

endoscopic techniques

David Dill

obesity

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis