Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Portal Vein Thrombus in the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Portal Vein Thrombus in the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Background/Aims Malignant portal vein thrombus (PVT) is found in up to 44% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The nature of the thrombus influences treatment selection. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (E...

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Main Authors: Dina Eskandere, Hazem Hakim, Magdy Attwa, Wagdi Elkashef, Ahmed Youssef Altonbary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2021-09-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
endoscopic ultrasound
fine-needle aspiration
hepatocellular carcinoma
portal vein thrombus
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2020-240.pdf

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