RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INVASIVE PROCEDURES IN PATIENTS WITH DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT: REPORT OF A JOINT MEETING OF THE BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF HEPATOLOGY (SBH), BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY (SOBED) AND BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY (SOBRICE).
Leonardo de Lucca SchiavonFlávio Hayato EjimaMarcos Roberto de MenezesPaulo Bittencourt de Mirandanull nullAirton Mota MoreiraAlberto Queiroz FariasAline Lopes ChagasAndré Moreira de AssisAngelo Zamban de MattosBruno Chaves SalomãoCarlos TerraFernanda Prata Borges MartinsFrancisco César CarnevaleGuilherme Ferreira da Motta RezendeGustavo Andrade de PauloGustavo Henrique Santos PereiraJoaquim Maurício da Motta Leal FilhoJuliana de MenesesLucas Santana Nova da CostaMarcos de Vasconcelos CarneiroMário Reis Alvares-DA-SilvaMayra Veloso Ayrimoraes SoaresOsvaldo Ignácio PereiraRafael Oliveira XimenesRenata Filardi Simiqueli DuranteValério Alves FerreiraVinícius Machado de LimaPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2019)
Liver and biliary tract diseases are common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Invasive procedures are usually performed in those patients with hepatobiliary diseases for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Defining proper indications and restraints of commonly used techniques is crucial for proper patient selection, maximizing positive results and limiting complications. In 2018, the Brazilian Society of Hepato-logy (SBH) in cooperation with the Brazilian Society of Interventional Radiology and Endovascular surgery (SOBRICE) and the Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SOBED) sponsored a joint single-topic meeting on invasive procedures in patients with hepatobiliary diseases. This paper summarizes the proceedings of the aforementioned meeting. It is intended to guide clinicians, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, radiologists, and endoscopists for the proper use of invasive procedures for management of patients with hepatobiliary diseases.