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ROLE OF ENDOSCOPIC NASOBILIARY DRAINAGE INDICATION AND BASIC TECHNIQUE
Author(s) -
Itoi Takao,
Sofuni Atsushi,
Itokawa Fumihide,
Tsuchiya Takayoshi,
Kurihara Toshio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2006.00636.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive jaundice , drainage , biliary drainage , gallbladder , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , cyst , general surgery , radiology , surgery , pancreatitis , ecology , biology
Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) plays an important role in the treatment of patients with obstructive jaundice. Nowadays, ENBD is widely performed for not only biliary drainage, but also for gallbladder, pancreatic duct, and pancreatic cyst drainage. Herein is presented the indications for ENBD and its technique.