Advanced Endoscopy Fellows Program | September 2022-1_Tools and Techniques EUS Guided Liver Biopsy

1_Tools and Techniques EUS Guided Liver Biopsy

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Video Summary

This video provides information on EUS-guided liver biopsy, including needle types and suction techniques. It explains that EUS-guided liver biopsy can be used for diagnosing liver diseases, staging liver disease, and acquiring tissue samples of focal hepatic lesions. The video describes different needle types, such as QuickCore, EchoTip, Expect, Expect Flex, ProCore, SharkCore, and Acquire, and their characteristics. It also discusses six suction techniques for the biopsy procedure, including dry suction, slow pull, wet suction, modified wet suction, wet heparin, and dry heparin. Potential adverse events associated with EUS liver biopsy are also mentioned. However, there is currently no consensus on the superiority of needle and suction type due to conflicting evidence.<br /><br />Credits: None mentioned.

Keywords

EUS-guided liver biopsy

needle types

suction techniques

diagnosing liver diseases

acquiring tissue samples