The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic review
Background: Esophageal varices (EV) and gastric varices (GV) are the most common portal hypertension complications in liver cirrhosis patients. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the main standard procedure for variceal screening and treatment. Nonetheless, luminal evaluation sometimes cannot accur...
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| author | Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana Maria Satya Paramitha Trevino Pakasi Rino Alvani Gani |
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| description | Background: Esophageal varices (EV) and gastric varices (GV) are the most common portal hypertension complications in liver cirrhosis patients. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the main standard procedure for variceal screening and treatment. Nonetheless, luminal evaluation sometimes cannot accurately evaluate the size of varices. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been studied for EV and GV evaluation. Methods: Literature search was performed from PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases until December 2022. Two independent reviewers (C.R.A.L. and T.P.) independently obtained and evaluated the selected studies according to pre-determined eligibility criteria. Results: Ten studies (four observational studies, three randomized controlled trials, and three retrospective reviews of case series) describing 593 patients met our eligibility criteria. Eight out of ten studies evaluated utilization of EUS for coil embolization and/or cyanoacrylate injection. All studies demonstrated excellent technical success rate of the procedure with good therapeutic efficacy, in terms of lowering the risk of recurrent bleeding. Significantly better findings were observed from groups treated with combination of coil and cyanoacrylate glue injection in comparison to monotherapy. One study also highlighted the higher possibility of developing pulmonary embolism in groups treated with conventional cyanoacrylate injection. Discussion: EUS-guided combination therapy appears to be a safe and effective modality for treating patients with gastric variceal bleeding with high number of complete obliteration and low risk of gastric variceal rebleeding. Further meta-analysis large-scale randomized clinical trials are still required to confirm these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b4520051af3f49a989165944aed2df7c2025-08-20T03:13:01ZengOpen Exploration Publishing Inc.Exploration of Digestive Diseases2833-63212025-05-01410057610.37349/edd.2025.100576The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic reviewCosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9992-9968Maria Satya Paramitha1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0614-0517Trevino Pakasi2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0413-2011Rino Alvani Gani3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8704-4716Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia; Digestive Disease and GI Oncology Center, Medistra Hospital, Jakarta 12950, IndonesiaHepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, IndonesiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, IndonesiaHepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, IndonesiaBackground: Esophageal varices (EV) and gastric varices (GV) are the most common portal hypertension complications in liver cirrhosis patients. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the main standard procedure for variceal screening and treatment. Nonetheless, luminal evaluation sometimes cannot accurately evaluate the size of varices. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been studied for EV and GV evaluation. Methods: Literature search was performed from PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases until December 2022. Two independent reviewers (C.R.A.L. and T.P.) independently obtained and evaluated the selected studies according to pre-determined eligibility criteria. Results: Ten studies (four observational studies, three randomized controlled trials, and three retrospective reviews of case series) describing 593 patients met our eligibility criteria. Eight out of ten studies evaluated utilization of EUS for coil embolization and/or cyanoacrylate injection. All studies demonstrated excellent technical success rate of the procedure with good therapeutic efficacy, in terms of lowering the risk of recurrent bleeding. Significantly better findings were observed from groups treated with combination of coil and cyanoacrylate glue injection in comparison to monotherapy. One study also highlighted the higher possibility of developing pulmonary embolism in groups treated with conventional cyanoacrylate injection. Discussion: EUS-guided combination therapy appears to be a safe and effective modality for treating patients with gastric variceal bleeding with high number of complete obliteration and low risk of gastric variceal rebleeding. Further meta-analysis large-scale randomized clinical trials are still required to confirm these findings.https://www.explorationpub.com/uploads/Article/A100576/100576.pdfendoscopic ultrasoundesophageal varicesgastric varicescyanoacrylate injectioncoil embolization |
| spellingShingle | Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana Maria Satya Paramitha Trevino Pakasi Rino Alvani Gani The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic review Exploration of Digestive Diseases endoscopic ultrasound esophageal varices gastric varices cyanoacrylate injection coil embolization |
| title | The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic review |
| title_full | The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic review |
| title_short | The role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management: a systematic review |
| title_sort | role of endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal and gastric varices management a systematic review |
| topic | endoscopic ultrasound esophageal varices gastric varices cyanoacrylate injection coil embolization |
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