Mo1351 THE SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY OF ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PARENCHYMAL LIVER BIOPSY AT A LARGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Parenchymal liver biopsy is important for diagnosis and management for many liver disease patients. Percutaneous image-guided liver biopsy is currently the most widely used method; however, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided liver biopsy with newer flexible large-bore core needles represents an emerging approach for sampling. EUS-guided liver biopsy (EUS-LB) offers certain advantages over traditional methods such as doppler assistance to avoid intervening vessels and the ability to image both hepatic lobes to minimize sampling error.

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