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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2022; 14(6): 354-366
Published online Jun 16, 2022. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i6.354
Role of endoscopic ultrasound in vascular interventions: Where are we now?
Alessandro Fugazza, Kareem Khalaf, Matteo Colombo, Silvia Carrara, Marco Spadaccini, Glenn Koleth, Edoardo Troncone, Roberta Maselli, Alessandro Repici, Andrea Anderloni
Alessandro Fugazza, Matteo Colombo, Silvia Carrara, Marco Spadaccini, Glenn Koleth, Roberta Maselli, Alessandro Repici, Andrea Anderloni, Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano 20089, Italy
Kareem Khalaf, Alessandro Repici, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele 20090, Italy
Edoardo Troncone, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Roma 00133, Italy
Author contributions: Fugazza A and Khalaf K conceived the design of the work, writing the article and acquiring data; Colombo M, Carrara S, Spadaccini M, Koleth G, Troncone E and Maselli R acquired data and prepared the figures; Repici A and Anderloni A revised it critically for important intellectual content; all authors reviewed and approved the final version of the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Fugazza A is a consultant for Boston Scientific and Olympus. Repici A is a consultant for Boston Scientific, Fujifilm, ERBE. Anderloni A is a consultant for Boston Scientific and Olympus. The remaining authors have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Alessandro Fugazza, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano 20089, Italy. alessandro.fugazza@humanitas.it
Received: December 27, 2021
Peer-review started: December 27, 2021
First decision: February 21, 2022
Revised: March 8, 2022
Accepted: May 16, 2022
Article in press: May 16, 2022
Published online: June 16, 2022
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Core Tip: Currently endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is an alternative treatment option in the management of gastrointestinal bleeding, primarily variceal type bleeding. This manuscript tackles a comprehensive review for the uses of EUS in the majority of vascular interventions with regard to gastrointestinal bleeding and offers a directive for the technical aspects in carrying out a procedural treatment of combination coil and glue therapy for gastric varices.