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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 25, 2015; 7(15): 1181-1185
Published online Oct 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i15.1181
Reality named endoscopic ultrasound biliary drainage
Hugo Gonçalo Guedes, Roberto Iglesias Lopes, Joel Fernandez de Oliveira, Everson Luiz de Almeida Artifon
Hugo Gonçalo Guedes, Roberto Iglesias Lopes, Department of Surgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo 05422-090, Brazil
Joel Fernandez de Oliveira, Everson Luiz de Almeida Artifon, Division of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo 05422-090, Brazil
Author contributions: Guedes HG wrote the article and performed review of the literature; Lopes RI, de Oliveira JF and de Almeida Artifon EL critically revised the manuscript; final version was approved by all authors.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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Correspondence to: Roberto Iglesias Lopes, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, Carvalho Aguiar, 255, 7 andar, São Paulo 05422-090, Brazil. robertoiglesias@terra.com.br
Telephone: +55-11-26618080
Received: April 30, 2015
Peer-review started: April 30, 2015
First decision: August 16, 2015
Revised: September 1, 2015
Accepted: September 16, 2015
Article in press: September 18, 2015
Published online: October 25, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: In this minireview, we will discuss about endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EGBD) and new interesting endoscopic ultrasound therapeutic biliary methods. We recommend EGBD when bile duct access is not possible because of failed cannulation, altered upper gastrointestinal tract anatomy, gastric outlet obstruction, a distorted ampulla or periampullary diverticulum, as a minimally invasive alternative to surgery or radiology.