Biliary drainage guided by endoscopic ultrasonography is a doable objective
Abstract The therapeutic usage of EUS is being developed. EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUSBD) is a recognized viable replacement for percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in severe cases with the obstructive biliary disease having ERCP failure due to a failure in cannulation or those wit...
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2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Abstract The therapeutic usage of EUS is being developed. EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUSBD) is a recognized viable replacement for percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in severe cases with the obstructive biliary disease having ERCP failure due to a failure in cannulation or those with surgically altered anatomies, such as hepatico-jejunal anastomosis following Billroth II reconstruction, Roux-en-Y limb, Whipple procedure, or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, or cases with inaccessible papilla because of severe duodenal inflammatory structure. |
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| Item Description: | 10.1186/s43162-022-00151-7 1110-7782 2090-9098 |