Feasibility and safety of a new dedicated biliary stent for EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy: The FIT study (with video)

Article Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Difficult biliary cannulation in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction: An underestimated problem?

Alessandro Fugazza et al.

Summary: Patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) have a higher risk of difficult biliary cannulation (DBC) and require alternative techniques for biliary drainage. Additionally, DBC carries a high risk for adverse events (AEs).

DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE (2022)

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EUS-guided transhepatic biliary drainage: a large single-center US experience

Kelly E. Hathorn et al.

Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the largest single-center U.S. experience of EUS-guided transhepatic biliary drainage (ETBD) for the management of benign and malignant biliary disease. The results showed that ETBD was effective in treating these patients with a modest adverse event rate.

GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY (2022)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Informed Consent for Endoscopic Biliary Drainage: Time for a New Paradigm

Marco Spadaccini et al.

Summary: ERCP and EUS have complementary roles in the management of malignant biliary obstruction. Obtaining appropriate informed consent is an emerging issue.

MEDICINA-LITHUANIA (2022)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Risk Factors for Stent Migration into the Abdominal Cavity after Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy

Kazushige Ochiai et al.

Summary: This retrospective study of 48 patients undergoing EUS-HGS found that a longer distance between the stomach and liver increased the risk of stent migration. Ensuring a large proportion of the stent in the stomach is crucial during EUS-HGS procedures.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging