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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy in Malignant Biliary Obstruction
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Is ERCP still the elective primary biliary drainage technique in patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction?
Juan J Vila1, Vanesa Jusué Irurita2, María Rullán Iriarte2
1Endoscopy Unit. Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, España.
Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas
|December 14, 2023
Abstract:
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been established as the first line therapy for the resolution of biliary and pancreatic diseases. The main disadvantage of the procedure is the rate of adverse events, around 10%1. So, despite being a minimally invasive procedure, ERCP has a non-negligible rate of adverse effects (AEs) and secondary mortality.
