title: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling in gastroenterology: European society of gastrointestinal endoscopy technical guidelines.
abstract: At present, the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guidelines on endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling are almost complete and express state of the art developments. However, future developments are anticipated. This editorial focuses on a few recently published papers with some additional information and on two important additional techniques, elastography and contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), which are mentioned, but not explained in detail in the current ESGE guidelines. Elastography and CEUS might be of importance in the near future to improve the biopsy techniques.
authors.affiliation: Innere Medizin 2, Uhlandstr. 7, D-97980 Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland Strausberg/Wriezen, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jenssen
keywords: biopsy; complications; guidelines; pancreas; recommendations; rectum