665 eus-guided portal pressure gradient measurement safely performed with eus-guided liver biopsy: endohepatology in practice

The portal pressure gradient (PPG) is useful to predict the development of complications of portal hypertension (PH). Recently, we showed the feasibility and safety of a simple novel technique for Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided PPG measurement (PPGM) in a pilot study. EUS-guided liver biopsy (EUS-LB) has been shown to be a safe and effective alternative to percutaneously or Interventional Radiology performed liver biopsy for the diagnosis of liver disease. We aimed to assess feasibility and safety of concomitant EUS-guided PPGM with EUS-LB in a single session.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Oral abstracts Source Type: research