Video Tip: Endoscopic Assessment and Liver Disease Staging | January 2024-Endoscopic Assessment and Liver Disease Staging

Endoscopic Assessment and Liver Disease Staging

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Video Summary

In this video transcript, the speaker discusses the use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for diagnosing and treating liver stiffness, specifically in patients with NASH and obesity. They explain that EUS can provide accurate measurements of liver stiffness using shear wave elastography. Additionally, the speaker discusses the treatment of gastric varices using EUS-guided techniques, including banding and injecting cyanoacrylate glue. They emphasize the importance of expertise and collaboration with interventional radiology when treating gastric varices, and highlight the effectiveness of combination therapy using both cyanoacrylate and coils. Overall, EUS is shown to be a valuable tool for diagnosing liver stiffness and treating gastric varices.

Keywords

endoscopic ultrasound

liver stiffness

gastric varices

shear wave elastography

combination therapy