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Safety of skip** the tract dilation step for EUS-guided biliary drainage in patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction (with video)
BackgroundThin delivery system stents can be inserted directly without the need for a tract dilation step and are expected to reduce bile leakage...
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Impact of sarcopenia on recurrent biliary obstruction after EUS-guided biliary drainage in patients with malignant biliary obstruction
Background and aimsSarcopenia is an important prognostic factor for cancer patients. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of sarcopenia to...
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for pancreatic cystic lesions: a comprehensive review
Advancements in diagnostic radiology have amplified the incorporation of these techniques into routine clinical practice. Concurrently, the frequency...
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Dilated common bile duct is commonly associated with main duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the pancreas
BackgroundDilatation of common bile duct (CBD) is mostly pathological and mainly occurs secondary to mechanical causes. We aimed to explore the...
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EUS-guided biliary drainage in patients with moderate–severe cholangitis is safe and effective: a multi-center experience
BackgroundPatients with moderate–severe cholangitis require urgent/early biliary drainage and failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Antegrade Stent Placement in Patients with Failed ERCP as a Modality of Preoperative and Palliative Biliary Drainage
BackgroundNo large studies have addressed the role of endoscopic-ultrasound biliary drainage (EUS-BD) as preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) for...
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EUS-guided biliary drainage with LAMS for distal malignant biliary obstruction when ERCP fails: single-center retrospective study and maldeployment management
BackgroundEUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) with Lumen Apposing Metal Stent (LAMS) is a mini-invasive approach for jaundice palliation in distal...
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Role of therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound in gastrointestinal malignancy- current evidence and future directions
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has come a long way from a mere diagnostic tool to an advanced therapeutic modality. With the advent of better...
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Multicenter study of lumen-apposing metal stents with or without pigtail in endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for malignant obstruction—BAMPI TRIAL: an open-label, randomized controlled trial protocol
BackgroundIt is unclear whether the insertion of an axis-orienting double-pigtail plastic stent (DPS) through biliary lumen-apposing meal stent...
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Evidence-Based Endoscopic Management of Benign Biliary Strictures
Purpose of ReviewWe aimed to review the current evidence-based strategies for endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures.
Recent Findings ...
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EUS-guided biliary drainage with electrocautery-enhanced lumen-apposing metal stent placement should replace PTBD after ERCP failure in patients with distal tumoral biliary obstruction: a large real-life study
AimsIn cases of malignant distal biliary obstruction, ERCP is the preferred technique for bile duct drainage. In case of failure, the alternative...
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage in benign biliary pathology with normal foregut anatomy: a multicenter study
Background and aimsBiliary drainage using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS-BD) has been developed as a novel technique to obtain biliary access and...
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The new era of endoscopic ultrasound in biliary disorders
Biliary obstruction is one of challenging biliary disorders in gastroenterology field, where this long-standing condition can also lead to portal...
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Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy and the antegrade technique in the management of unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: study protocol for a prospective, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
BackgroundEndoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is used after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Based on...
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EUS-guided biliary drainage in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction requires fewer interventions and has a lower cost compared to ERCP biliary drainage
IntroductionEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) biliary drainage is considered the reference standard in patients with biliary...
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy vs. antegrade metal stent placement kee** an access route in patients with malignant biliary obstruction
BackgroundFew studies have compared endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided hepaticogastrostomy (HGS) with EUS-guided antegrade metal stent placement...
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Progression of pancreatic branch duct-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (BD-IPMNs) after surgery for extrapancreatic malignancies
Background/aimsThe natural history of pancreatic branch duct-type intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (BD-IPMNs) is still unknown. This...
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Reappraising imaging features of pancreatic acinar cystic transformation: be aware of differential diagnoses
ObjectivesImaging features of pancreatic acinar cystic transformation (ACT) have been published. We aimed to describe the clinical and radiological...
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Feasibility and Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD) for Malignant Biliary Obstruction Associated with Ascites: Results of a Pilot Study
BackgroundIt has been suggested that EUS-BD may be a feasible and safer alternative to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) after failed...
