Endosonography-guided cholangiopancreatography as a salvage drainage procedure for obstructed biliary and pancreatic ducts

Table 3 Major series on EUS-guided pancreatic duct drainage

Year	Author	N	Access route	Technical success - Drainage route	Clinical success	Complications
2009	Brauer[26]	8	TG – TD	7/8 (88%) - 3 TG, 1 TD, 3 TP	4/8 (50%)	No complications - Pain evaluation: non significant improvement
2007	Tessier[43]	36	29 TG 7 TD	33/36 (92%) - 26 TG, 7 TD	25/36 (69%)	5 (13%) - 2 severe (5%): hematoma, pancreatitis - 3 mild (8%)
					Total or significant pain relief	Stent dysfunction: 20 pt (55%) = 29 new endoscopic procedures
2007	Kahaleh[44]	13	13 TG	10/13 (77%) - 10 TG	10/13 (77%) < score pain < pancreatic duct diameter = narcotic use	2 (15%) - bleeding, perforation
2007	Will[45]	12	12 TG	9/12 (75%) - 5 TG, 4 TP	- 5 pt (42%): pain relief, fistula closure - 4 pt: surgery - 3 pt: endoscopy	6 (43%) - 2 severe (14%): bleeding, perforation - 4 mild (29%): pain
2004	Mallery[16]	4	4 TG	1/4 (25%) - TP	1/4 (25%)	2 (50%) - mild pancreatitis - fever
2002	Francoise[12]	4	4 TG	4/4 (100%)	3/4 (75%)	No complications

TG: Transgastric; TD: Transduodenal; TP: Transpapillary.