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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
Published on: March 25, 2022
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Preview In a state-of-the art medical center, stones in the bile duct can be fragmented with stone-crushing baskets or electro- hydraulic or laser probes passed through an endoscope. Or they can be snared in a basket catheter inserted through a T-tube tract and guided by fluoroscopy. Expanding metallic mesh stents are being developed for use in biliary strictures and may have prolonged patency. However, as Dr Hixson emphasizes, the success of these and the other techniques described in this article depends on the skill and experience of available endoscopists and interventional radiologists.
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