Introduction of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticoenterostomy – experience from a general hospital in Japan

Background and study aims Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is a widely used alternative to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) when ERCP is unsuccessful or there are contraindications such as duodenal stenosis or postsurgical intestinal reconstruction. Therefo...

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Main Authors: Toru Kaneko, Mitshiro Kida, Gen Kitahara, Kazuho Uehara, Shiori Koyama, Satsuki Tachikawa, Masaaki Watanabe, Chika Kusano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2022-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1923-0074