Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy by puncturing both B2 and B3: a single center experience

• Main Authors: Moaz Elshair (Author), Kazuo Hara (Author), Nozomi Okuno (Author), Shin Haba (Author), Takamichi Kuwahara (Author), Asmaa Bakr (Author), Abdou Elshafei (Author), Mohamed Z. Abu-Amer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) through ducts B2 or B3 is effective in most patients with biliary obstruction, because B2 and B3 commonly join together. However, in some patients, B2 and B3 do not join each other due to invasive hilar tumors; therefore, single-route draina...