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Open Access 01-04-2014 | Clinical Review

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage: a review

Authors: Takuji Iwashita, Shinpei Doi, Ichiro Yasuda

Published in: Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology | Issue 2/2014

Abstract

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) is widely used as a first-line therapy for biliary drainage. ERCP occasionally fails owing to anatomical or technical problems, despite high reported success rates. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has recently emerged as an effective alternative biliary drainage method after unsuccessful ERCP. EUS-BD can be essentially divided into 3 different techniques—(1) EUS-guided transluminal biliary drainage including choledocoduodenostomy and hepaticogastrostomy, (2) EUS-rendezvous technique, and (3) EUS-antegrade approach. Here, we focus on the current status of EUS-BD in light of these 3 different techniques.

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Title: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage: a review
Authors: Takuji Iwashita
Shinpei Doi
Ichiro Yasuda
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1865-7257
Electronic ISSN: 1865-7265
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12328-014-0467-5

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