Open AccessEUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy for malignant distal biliary obstruction palliation: an article review
Author(s) -
Everson L.A. Artifon,
Manuel Pérez-Miranda
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.7178/eus.01.002
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive jaundice , biliary drainage , jaundice , bile duct , duodenal bulb , radiology , general surgery , surgery , duodenum
The EUS-guided biliary drainage is a new tool for the palliation of distal obstructive biliary lesions. The EUS-guided access, which creates a fistulization between the duodenal bulb and distal common biliary duct, is an effective method to relieve jaundice and has low morbidity and mortality, in patients with distal biliary obstruction (pancreatic mass or papillary câncer). This technique is called choledochoduodenostomy and is presented promptly in this article. The EUS-guided biliary drainage should be made within protocol conditions and done by very experienced endosonographers.