Su1426 EUS-GUIDED CORE LIVER BIOPSY USING A 22G FORK-TIP NEEDLE WITH STANDARD SUCTION TECHNIQUE OFFERS A SAFE AND RELIABLE CORE LIVER TISSUE ACQUISITION: A PROSPECTIVE BLINDED TRIAL IN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE

The yield of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided liver biopsy (LB) in parenchymal disease evaluation has been previously studied, although with large-gauge needles and in retrospective or ex-vivo studies. In a prospective study, we evaluated the feasibility, safety and diagnostic adequacy of EUS-LB using a small caliber, 22-gauge (22-G) needle, in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and suspected early-stage fibrosis. A validated histopathologic NAFLD scale served as a benchmark to evaluate adequacy of acquired tissue.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - May 30, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Fateh Bazerbachi, Eric J. Vargas, Taofic Mounajjed, Monika Rizk, Sudhakar K. Venkatesh, Kymberly D. Watt, Naveen Gara, Ibrahim Hanouneh, Prasad G. Iyer, Michael J. Levy, Mark Topazian, Kenneth K. Wang, Barham K. Abu Dayyeh Tags: Sunday abstract Source Type: research