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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy2018

Utility of endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopy in diagnosis and management of hepatocellular carcinoma and its complications: What does endoscopic ultrasonography offer above and beyond conventional cross-sectional imaging?

Mohit Girotra, Kaartik Soota, Amaninder S Dhaliwal, Rtika R Abraham, Mauricio Garcia-Saenz-de-Sicilia, Benjamin Tharian

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mohit GirotraDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States.
Kaartik SootaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Amaninder S DhaliwalDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68198, United States.
Rtika R AbrahamDepartment of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States.
Mauricio Garcia-Saenz-de-SiciliaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, United State.
Benjamin TharianDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma constitutes over 90% of the primary liver tumors, the rest being cholangiocarcinoma. It has an insidious presentation, which is responsible for the delayed presentation. Hence, the management strategy relies on screening to diagnose it an early stage for curative resection and/or treatment with local ablative techniques or chemotherapy. However, even with different screening programs, more than 60% of tumors are still detected at an advanced stage, leading to an unchanged mortality rate, thereby implying a room for improvement in the screening and diagnostic process. In the last few years, there has been evolution of utility of endoscopy, specifically endoscopic ultrasonography along with Fine needle aspiration, for this purpose, which we comprehensively review in this article.

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CancerEndoscopic ultrasonographyEndoscopic ultrasoundEndoscopyFine needle aspirationHepatocellular carcinomaLiverManagementStagingTreatment

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PMID29467916
PMCPMC5807886

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