In this editorial,we discuss the article by Peng et al in the recent issue of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery,focusing on the evolving role of endoscopicultrasound-guided biliary drainage(EUS-BD)with ele...
Upfront resection is becoming a rarer indication for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,as biologic behavior and natural history of the disease has boosted indications for neoadjuvant treatments.Jaundice,gastric outlet ...
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)with stenting is the treatment modality of choice for patients with benign and malignant bile duct obstruction.ERCP could fail in cases of duodenal obstruction,duode...
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)is the mainstay procedure of choice for management of obstructive biliary disease.While ERCP is widely performed with high success rates,the procedure is not feasibl...
Despite that endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) has become the gold standard in the treatment of benign biliary obstruction, bilioenteric anastomosis still represents a valid option to treat the incr...
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage(EUS-BD) has been developed as an alternative means of biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction(MBO).Compared to percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage,EUS-BD...
Feasibility of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) for biliary drainage is not always applicable due to anatomical alterations or to inability to access the papilla. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary ...
Over the last decade, endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage(EUS-BD)has evolved into a widely accepted alternative to the percutaneous approach in cases of biliary obstruction with failed endoscopic retrograde ...
Choledochoduodenostomy (CDD) was very useful alternatives for treatment for patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones, especially recurrent stones, giant stones with choledochal dilatation, and difficult or failed c...
Supported by The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Japanese Foundation for the Research and Promotion of Endoscopy,No.22590764 and 25461035
Acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis(AOSC) due to biliary lithiasis is a life-threatening condition that requires urgent biliary decompression. Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP) with s...