Endo-hepatology: a new paradigm.
Recent advances in hepatology have included a new and effective treatment of viral hepatitis, with an increased need for the assessment of liver function and histology. At the same time, there have been a growing number of endoscopic procedures that are pertinent to patients with liver disease. It would be ideal if the assessment and treatment of liver disease and portal hypertension could be performed and assimilated by the liver/gastrointestinal specialist. The authors like to consider this area of integration or overlap of endoscopic procedures within the practice of hepatology as endo-hepatology.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868, USA. kchang@uci.edu
Kenneth J
KJ
Chang
Jason B
JB
Samarasena
Takuji
T
Iwashita
Yosuke
Y
Nakai
John G
JG
Lee
D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D004724:Endoscopy; D019160:Endosonography; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy; D005762:Gastroenterology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional