Open AccessUse of partially covered and uncovered metallic prosthesis for endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy: Results of a retrospective monocentric study
Author(s) -
Chiara De Cassan,
Erwan Bories,
Christian Pesenti,
Fabrice Caillol,
Sébastien Godat,
JP Ratone,
JeanRobert Delpero,
Jacques Ewald,
Marc Giovannini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.209869
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , prosthesis , general surgery , surgery
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) represents an option to treat obstructive jaundice when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) fails. The success rate of this procedure has been shown to be very high. Up to now, plastic and self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) have been employed, each of them presenting some limitations. The aims of this study were to evaluate the technical and functional success rates of EUS-HGS using a dedicated biliary SEMS with a half-covered part (Giobor® stent).