EUS-Guided Portal Pressure Gradient Measurement with a Simple Novel Device – A Human Pilot Study

摘要

Background & AimsPortal hypertension (PH) is a serious complication of liver cirrhosis. The hepatic venous pressure gradient or portal pressure gradient (PPG) accurately reflects the degree of PH and is the single best prognostic indicator in liver disease. This is usually obtained by interventional radiology (IR) although it is not routinely performed.Recently, we developed a simple novel technique for Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided PPG measurement (PPGM). Our animal studies showed excellent correlation between EUS-PPGM and IR-PPGM. We now present the first human pilot study of EUS-PPGM in patients with liver disease.