EFSUMB Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS), Part III - Abdominal Treatment Procedures (Long Version)

• Published in: Ultraschall in der Medizin Vol. 37; no. 1; p. E1
• Main Authors: Dietrich, C F, Lorentzen, T, Appelbaum, L, Buscarini, E, Cantisani, V, Correas, J M, Cui, X W, D'Onofrio, M, Gilja, O H, Hocke, M, Ignee, A, Jenssen, C, Kabaalioğlu, A, Leen, E, Nicolau, C, Nolsøe, C P, Radzina, M, Serra, C, Sidhu, P S, Sparchez, Z, Piscaglia, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01-02-2016
• Subjects: Abdomen - diagnostic imaging; Abdomen - surgery; Abdominal Abscess - diagnostic imaging; Abdominal Abscess - surgery; Cholecystostomy - methods; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery; Combined Modality Therapy; Cysts - diagnostic imaging; Cysts - surgery; Evidence-Based Medicine; Gastrostomy - methods; Germany; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Kidney Neoplasms - surgery; Liver Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Liver Diseases - surgery; Liver Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Liver Neoplasms - secondary; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - methods; Palliative Care - methods; Paracentesis - methods; Sclerotherapy - methods; Societies, Medical; Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods
• ISSN: 1438-8782
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1553917

The third part of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS) assesses the evidence for ultrasound-guided and assisted interventions in abdominal treatment procedures. Recommendations for clinical practice are presented covering indications, contraindications, and safe and effective performance of the broad variety of these techniques. In particular, drainage of abscesses and fluid collections, interventional tumor ablation techniques, interventional treatment of symptomatic cysts and echinococcosis, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and drainage, percutaneous gastrostomy, urinary bladder drainage, and nephrostomy are addressed (long version).