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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2016; 22(3): 1297-1303
Published online Jan 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1297
Published online Jan 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1297
Figure 9 Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage algorithm for management of inoperable malignant lower biliary obstruction suggested for the near future.
Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage will be first-line biliary drainage method instead of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, in our opinion. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage will persist as the last-resort procedure. EUS-BD: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage; EUS-CDS: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochoduodenostomy; EUS-HES: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided hepaticogastrostomy; PTBD: Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage.
- Citation: Hara K, Yamao K, Mizuno N, Hijioka S, Imaoka H, Tajika M, Tanaka T, Ishihara M, Okuno N, Hieda N, Yoshida T, Niwa Y. Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage: Who, when, which, and how? World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(3): 1297-1303
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i3/1297.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1297