EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
biliary drainage (PTC) are the two alternate methods for biliary decompression in cases …

Many disease processes, arising from primary or metastatic disease in intrahepatic,
extrahepatic, or hilar locations, can lead to malignant biliary strictures (Table 1). Until the …

The echoendoscopic biliary drainage is an option to treat obstructive jaundices when ERCP
drainage fails. These procedures compose alternative methods to the side of surgery and …

Although endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the first-line
treatment for benign biliary diseases, this procedure is technically difficult in some conditions …

Background and study aim: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary access is an
alternative to percutaneous access after failed endoscopic retrograde …

The definitive management of benign biliary strictures depends upon numerous factors,
including the complexity and location of the stricture, the degree of inflammation and fibrosis …

Benign biliary strictures are common and occur either from hepato‐biliary surgery or from
diseases including chronic pancreatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, among others …

Drainage of obstructed bile duct and pancreatic duct under endoscopic ultrasonography
(EUS) guidance has evolved into viable techniques suitable for patients with failed …

Biliary stenosis may represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge resulting in a delay in
diagnosis and initiation of therapy due to the frequent difficulty in distinguishing a benign …

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stenting is the treatment
modality of choice for patients with benign and malignant bile duct obstruction. ERCP could …