International multicenter comparative trial of transluminal EUS-guided biliary drainage via hepatogastrostomy vs. choledochoduodenostomy approaches

Background and study aims: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) can be performed entirely transgastrically (hepatogastrostomy/EUS-HG) or transduodenally (choledochoduodenostomy/EUS-CDS). It is unknown how both techniques compare. The aims of this study were to compare efficacy and...

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Main Authors: Khashab, Mouen A., Messallam, Ahmed A., Penas, Irene, Nakai, Yousuke, Modayil, Rani J., De la Serna, Carlos, Hara, Kazuo, El Zein, Mohamad, Stavropoulos, Stavros N., Perez-Miranda, Manuel, Kumbhari, Vivek, Ngamruengphong, Saowanee, Dhir, Vinay K., Park, Do Hyun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751013/