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EUS-FNA has excellent diagnostic accuracy for pelvic masses. It represents a safe procedure with excellent yield and thus may be used as a first line modality for the evaluation and diagnosis of pelvic masses within its reach.

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The diagnostic accuracy of EUS imaging is inferior to histopathology in the diagnosis of small upper gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions. Endoluminal resection is a relatively safe and noninvasive modality that not only provides tissue sample for accurate diagnostic interpretation, but also aids in the complete removal of small subepithelial lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract.

There is scant literature about cirrhosis and its associated complications in a non-hospitalized population.To study the epidemiology of cirrhosis-associated Emergency Department visits in the US.Estimates were calculated in patients’ ≥18 years using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample.The number of visits associated with an International Classification of Diseases-9 diagnosis code of cirrhosis increased non-significantly from 23.81/10,000 population (2006) to 23.9/10,000 population (2011; P = 0.05). A majority of these patients (75.30%) underwent hospital admission, the greatest risk factor for this was the presence of ≥3 comorbidities (adjusted odds ratio 30.8; 95% Confidence Interval 30.4–31.2). Infection was the most frequent concurrent complicating diagnosis associated with cirrhosis (20.1%). There was a decreased incidence in most of the complicating conditions except for hepatorenal syndrome and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.Our results indicate a stable trend for cirrhosis-associated Emergency Department visits from 2006 to 2011. Further studies are required to investigate the increased incidence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and hepatorenal renal syndrome in the cirrhotic population.