Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Pancreatic Duct Drainage: The Basics of When and How to Perform EUS-Guided Pancreatic Duct Interventions

Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Pancreatic Duct Drainage: The Basics of When and How to Perform EUS-Guided Pancreatic Duct Interventions

Despite the advances in endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic duct drainage (EUS-PDD) remains a technically challenging procedure. Technical success rates are greater than 70%; however, the average rate of adverse events is nearly 20%, which increases to 55% when stent migration is incl...

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Main Authors: Christopher G. Chapman, Irving Waxman, Uzma D. Siddiqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2016-03-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
Endosonography
Stents
Pancreatic ducts
Drainage
Pancreatic duct intervention
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2016-011.pdf

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