Endoscopic ultrasound guided gastrojejunostomy for gastric outlet obstruction

Table 6 Outcomes of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided gastroenterostomy using a lumen-apposing self-expandable metal stent as compared to duodenal stenting[37,43]

	Chen et al[43]		Ge et al[37]
Type of study	Multicenter, retrospective		Single center, retrospective
Group	EUS-GJ	Duodenal stenting	EUS-GJ	Duodenal stenting
Number of patients, n (%)	30 (36.5)	52 (63.4)	22 (22)	78 (78)
Technique	Direct; EPASS; Balloon-assisted	Uncovered Wallflex (Boston Scientific)	Direct Assisted	Uncovered WallFlex; Boston Scientific, or (Evolution; Cook Medical)
Technical success (%)	86.7	94.2	100	100
Clinical success (%)	83.3	67.3	95.8	76.3
Adverse events (%)	16.7	11.5	20.8	40.2
Recurrence/need for Reintervention (%)	4.0	28.6	8	32

EUS-GJ: Endoscopic ultrasound guided gastrojejunostomy; EPASS: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided double balloon-occluded gastrojejunostomy bypass.