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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2015; 21(32): 9494-9502
Published online Aug 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i32.9494
Published online Aug 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i32.9494
Recent advances in endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary interventions
Kazumichi Kawakubo, Hiroshi Kawakami, Masaki Kuwatani, Shin Haba, Shuhei Kawahata, Yoko Abe, Yoshimasa Kubota, Kimitoshi Kubo, Naoya Sakamoto, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 0608638, Japan
Hiroyuki Isayama, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Author contributions: Kawakubo K wrote the manuscript, reviewed the literature and revised the manuscript; Kawakami H and Kuwatani M revised the manuscript; Haba S, Kawahata S, Abe Y, Kubota Y and Kubo K collected the data; Isayama H and Sakaoto N supervised the manuscript; all authors approved the final manuscript for publication.
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Correspondence to: Kazumichi Kawakubo, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 0608638, Japan. kkawakubo-gi@umin.ac.jp
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Received: March 18, 2015
Peer-review started: March 19, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 15, 2015
Accepted: July 15, 2015
Article in press: July 15, 2015
Published online: August 28, 2015
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Peer-review started: March 19, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 15, 2015
Accepted: July 15, 2015
Article in press: July 15, 2015
Published online: August 28, 2015
Processing time: 163 Days and 0.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Endoscopic-ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is widely accepted as salvage therapy for transpapillary treatment. However, there are few data comparing the clinical efficacy of EUS-BD and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with regard to which is the treatment of choice. As EUS-BD is performed under direct visualization, it has the potential to replace ERCP. However, a prospective randomized study is necessary to confirm it.