EFSUMB Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS), Part V – EUS-Guided Therapeutic Interventions (short version)

P. Fusaroli; C. Jenssen; M. Hocke; E. Burmester; E. Buscarini; R. F. Havre; A. Ignee; A. Saftoiu; P. Vilmann; C. P. Nolsøe; D. Nürnberg; M. D’Onofrio; O. H. Gilja; T. Lorentzen; F. Piscaglia; P. S. Sidhu; C. F. Dietrich

doi:10.1055/s-0035-1553742

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents

Ultraschall Med 2016; 37(04): 412-420
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1553742

Guidelines

EFSUMB Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS), Part V – EUS-Guided Therapeutic Interventions (short version)

EFSUMB Leitlinien Interventioneller Ultraschall (INVUS), Teil V – Endosonografisch gestützte therapeutische Interventionen (Kurzversion)

Authors

P. Fusaroli

¹Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University of Bologna,Hospital of Imola, Italy
C. Jenssen

²Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland, Strausberg/ Wriezen, Germany
M. Hocke

³Dept of Internal Medicine 2, Helios Hospital Meiningen GmbH, Meiningen, Germany
E. Burmester

⁴Department of Internal Medicine I, Sana Kliniken, Luebeck, Germany
E. Buscarini

⁵UO Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Maggiore Crema, Italy
R. F. Havre

⁶Department of Medicine and National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
A. Ignee

⁷Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
A. Saftoiu

⁸Department of Gastroenterology, Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania and Department of Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Denmark
P. Vilmann

⁹Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark
C. P. Nolsøe

¹⁰Department of Gastric Surgery, Ultrasound Section, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
D. Nürnberg

¹¹Department of Gastroenterology, Brandenburg University of Medicine Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany
M. D’Onofrio

¹²Department of Radiology, GB Rossi University Hospital, University of Verona, Italy
O. H. Gilja

¹³National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
T. Lorentzen

¹⁰Department of Gastric Surgery, Ultrasound Section, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
F. Piscaglia

¹⁴Unit of Internal Medicine, Dept of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Hospital S.Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
P. S. Sidhu

¹⁵Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
C. F. Dietrich

⁷Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany

¹⁶Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

Abstract

The fifth section of the Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS) of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) assesses the evidence for all the categories of endoscopic ultrasound-guided treatment reported to date. Celiac plexus neurolysis and block, vascular intervention, drainage of fluid collections, drainage of biliary and pancreatic ducts, and experimental tumor ablation techniques are discussed. For each topic, all current evidence has been extensively analyzed and summarized into major recommendations for reader consultation (short version; the long version is published online).

Zusammenfassung

Der fünfte Teil der Leitlinien der European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) zur interventionellen Sonografie bewertet die Evidenz zu allen endosonografisch gestützten Therapieverfahren, über die bisher publiziert worden ist: Neurolyse und Blockade des Plexus coeliacus, vaskuläre Interventionen, Drainage von Flüssigkeitsansammlungen und nekrotischen Kollektionen, biliäre und Pankreasgangdrainagen sowie experimentelle Techniken zur Tumorablation. Für alle diese Verfahren wurde die aktuelle Evidenz gründlich analysiert und in Form von Empfehlungen zusammengefasst, die den Lesern zur Anwendung im klinischen Alltag zur Verfügung stehen (Kurzversion; die Langversion ist online publiziert).

Key words

guidelines - endoscopic ultrasound - EUS guidance - pseudocyst drainage - cholangiodrainage - pancreatic duct drainage - celiac plexus neurolysis

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