A New Technique of Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage Combined with Intraductal Ultrasonography for the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis

• Main Authors: Ryota Sagami (Author), Kenji Hayasaka (Author), Tetsuro Ujihara (Author), Ryotaro Nakahara (Author), Daisuke Murakami (Author), Tomoyuki Iwaki (Author), Satoshi Suehiro (Author), Yasushi Katsuyama (Author), Hideaki Harada (Author), Yuji Amano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) is useful for the treatment of acute cholecystitis; however, the technique is difficult to perform. When intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) is combined with ETGBD, the orifice of the cystic duct in the common bile duct may be mo...