Comparing outcomes of 2 nonanatomic EUS-guided BD routes after failed ERCP

On April 22, 2015April 1, 2015 By GIEjournalIn InvestigationsLeave a comment

Everson L.A. Artifon, MD, FASGE from the Department of Surgery at the University of Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil discusses his Original Article "Hepaticogastrostomy or choledochoduodenostomy for distal malignant biliary obstruction after failed ERCP: Is there any difference?" The study demonstrated that both hepaticogastrostomy (HG) and choledochoduodenostomy (CDT) are feasible to create an EUS-guided fistula …

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Rendezvous versus direct transluminal techniques for malignant biliary obstruction

On November 30, 2013November 5, 2013 By GIEjournalIn Investigations1 Comment

Payal Saxena, MD, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland writes about her Original Article titled "EUS-guided biliary drainage by using a standardized approach for malignant biliary obstruction: rendezvous versus direct transluminal techniques (with videos)" from the November issue. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of EUS-guided biliary drainage (EGBD) performed using …

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