Open AccessEndoscopic biliary drainage in unresectable biliary obstruction: the role of endoscopic ultrasound-guidance in a cohort study
Author(s) -
Manuel Puga,
Natàlia Pallarès,
Julio G. VelásquezRodríguez,
Albert García-Sumalla,
Claudia F. Consiglieri,
Juli Busquets,
Berta Laquente,
Mariona Calvo,
Joan Fabregat,
José Castellote,
Joan B. Gornals
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.6225/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , pancreatitis , stent , exact test , cohort , incidence (geometry) , radiology , retrospective cohort study , surgery , gastroenterology , physics , optics
the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has increased in cases of failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and there are some concerns. The main aim of the study was to determine the role of EUS-BD in a palliative case cohort. The secondary aim was to compare the efficacy, safety and survival of EUS-BD and ERCP procedures.