Safety of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy in patients with malignant biliary obstruction and ascites

• Main Authors: Tsukasa Yasuda (Author), Kazuo Hara (Author), Nobumasa Mizuno (Author), Shin Haba (Author), Takamichi Kuwahara (Author), Nozomi Okuno (Author), Yasuhiro Kuraishi (Author), Takafumi Yanaidani (Author), Sho Ishikawa (Author), Masanori Yamada (Author), Toshitaka Fukui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) is useful for patients with biliary cannulation failure or inaccessible papillae. However, it can lead to serious complications such as bile peritonitis in patients with ascites; therefore, development of a safe method...