Open AccessDrainage of the right liver under EUS guidance: A bridge technique allowing drainage of the right liver through the left liver into the stomach or jejunum
Author(s) -
Fabrice Caillol,
Coline Bosshardt,
S Reimão,
Ellen Francioni,
Christian Pesenti,
Erwan Bories,
JP Ratone,
Marc Giovannini
Publication year - 2019
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/eus.eus_64_18
Subject(s) - medicine , major duodenal papilla , percutaneous , hilum (anatomy) , drainage , stenosis , surgery , lesser sac , stent , radiology , stomach , ecology , biology
EUS-guided biliary drainage is now comparable to percutaneous drainage. This technique can be used in cases of complex drainage of the hilum, mainly for salvage therapy to drain the left liver. In cases of inaccessible papilla or altered anatomy, EUS-guided biliary drainage for hilar stenosis of the liver could be used as the first approach. However, this technique has limited applicability for the right liver. In this feasibility study, we reported drainage of the right liver using the bridge technique and hepaticogastrostomy.