A comparison between endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous and percutaneous biliary drainage after failed ERCP for malignant distal biliary obstruction
Background and study Aims: Selective biliary cannulation is unsuccessful in 5 % to 10 % of patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO). Percutaneous biliary drainage (PBD) has been the gold standard, but endoscopic ultras...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5025302/ |