Transnasal endoscopic biliary drainage as a rescue management for the treatment of acute cholangitis

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2010; 2(2): 50-53
Published online Feb 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i2.50

Table 1 Specification of transnasal endoscopes

NA: No available.

Table 2 Advantage and drawbacks of transnasal endoscopic biliary drainage

Advantages	Drawbacks
Fewer deleterious hemodynamic effects	Low success rate of selective cannulation
Possible procedure without conscious sedation	Limited devices
Possible one-step placement of naso-bliary tube	Limited procedures
Possible procedure in the bedside	Impossible transnasal insertion

Citation: Itoi T, Sofuni A, Itokawa F, Tsuchiya T, Kurihara T, Ishii K, Tsuji S, Ikeuchi N, Moriyasu F. Transnasal endoscopic biliary drainage as a rescue management for the treatment of acute cholangitis. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2010; 2(2): 50-53
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v2/i2/50.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v2.i2.50