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EUS-guided vascular interventions: Fact or Fancy?

Dr Kenneth Binmoeller, California, 05 December 2018
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What does EUS add to endoscopy-guided therapy?Detect vessel lumen, confirm blood flowTarget “feeder” vesselControl delivery of treatmentConfirm treatment successTreat without endoscopic visualization.EUS-guided portal angiotherapyApplications: Portal pressure gradient, portal injection chemotherapy, portosystemic shunt.The goal of EUS-guided portal injection chemotherapy is to optimize liver levels and minimize systemic levels of chemotherapy.EUS-guided portosystemic shunt: Direct ac...