The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Gallbladder Lesions

Senju Hashimoto; Kazunori Nakaoka; Naoto Kawabe; Teiji Kuzuya; Kohei Funasaka; Mitsuo Nagasaka; Yoshihito Nakagawa; Ryoji Miyahara; Tomoyuki Shibata; Yoshiki Hirooka

doi:10.3390/diagnostics11101789

Diagnostics (Sep 2021)

The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Gallbladder Lesions

Senju Hashimoto,
Kazunori Nakaoka,
Naoto Kawabe,
Teiji Kuzuya,
Kohei Funasaka,
Mitsuo Nagasaka,
Yoshihito Nakagawa,
Ryoji Miyahara,
Tomoyuki Shibata,
Yoshiki Hirooka

Affiliations

Senju Hashimoto: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Kazunori Nakaoka: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Naoto Kawabe: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Teiji Kuzuya: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Kohei Funasaka: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Mitsuo Nagasaka: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Yoshihito Nakagawa: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Ryoji Miyahara: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Tomoyuki Shibata: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan
Yoshiki Hirooka: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11101789
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 10
p. 1789

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Gallbladder (GB) diseases represent various lesions including gallstones, cholesterol polyps, adenomyomatosis, and GB carcinoma. This review aims to summarize the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis of GB lesions. EUS provides high-resolution images that can improve the diagnosis of GB polypoid lesions, GB wall thickness, and GB carcinoma staging. Contrast-enhancing agents may be useful for the differential diagnosis of GB lesions, but the evidence of their effectiveness is still limited. Thus, further studies are required in this area to establish its usefulness. EUS combined with fine-needle aspiration has played an increasing role in providing a histological diagnosis of GB tumors in addition to GB wall thickness.

Published in Diagnostics

ISSN: 2075-4418 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/diagnostics

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