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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2023; 13(4): 287-295
Published online Sep 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i4.287
Role of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition in diagnosing hepatic focal lesions
Hussein Hassan Okasha, Hanane Delsa, Abdelmoneim Alsawaf, Ahmed Morad Hashim, Hani M Khattab, Dalia Abdelfatah, Abeer Abdellatef, Amr Albitar
Hussein Hassan Okasha, Ahmed Morad Hashim, Abeer Abdellatef, Amr Albitar, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt
Hanane Delsa, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health, Casablanca 82403, Morocco
Hanane Delsa, Research Unit, Mohammed VI Center for Research and Innovation, Rabat 10100, Morocco
Abdelmoneim Alsawaf, Department of Gastroenterology, Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley S75 2EP, United Kingdom
Hani M Khattab, Department of Pathology, Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt
Dalia Abdelfatah, Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo 11451, Egypt
Author contributions: Okasha HH was the main EUS endoscopist; Delsa H and Alsawaf A collected the data; Abdellatef A revised and submitted the manuscript; Khattab HM was the main pathologist; Abdelfatah D wrote the statistics; Albitar A wrote the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Cairo University Institutional Review Board, 15/8/2018.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is registered at Pan African Clinical Trials Registry.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report having no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.
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Corresponding author: Hussein Hassan Okasha, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Kasr Al-Aini Street, Cairo 11451, Egypt. okasha.hussein@gmail.com
Received: June 9, 2023
Peer-review started: June 9, 2023
First decision: July 7, 2023
Revised: July 23, 2023
Accepted: August 29, 2023
Article in press: August 29, 2023
Published online: September 20, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This cross-sectional study included 43 patients with hepatic focal lesions among 215 pancreatic, biliary, or gastrointestinal malignant lesions referred for Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) examination. EUS tissue acquisition was highly sensitive (100%) and specific (100%), with an overall diagnostic accuracy of 100%.