EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has recently gained widespread acceptance as a
minimally invasive alternative method for biliary drainage. Even in experienced endoscopy …

Currently, endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) is widely
performed worldwide for various benign and malignant biliary diseases in cases of difficult …

Methods: This retrospective pilot study took place at four referral centers in Japan between
October 2019 and November 2020. We enrolled 37 cases consecutively who underwent …

Background Recently, endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS)
procedures have been gradually established; nonetheless, some adverse events (AEs) …

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the primary treatment modality
for bile duct obstruction. When ERCP is unsuccessful, percutaneous transhepatic biliary …

Results: One-step EUS-HGS using the novel FCSEMS was attempted on 14 patients.
Technical success with a short procedure time (median: 7 min) and clinical success were …

Abstract EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) is one of the preferred methods in
biliary drainage where ERCP fails or is contraindicated. The clinical outcomes of EUS-HGS …

Results: The patient characteristics were not significantly different between the easy group
(n= 22) and the difficult group (n= 19). The diameter of the punctured bile duct was …

Methods This was an open-label, single-arm, phase II study at a single institution. We
planned EUS-CDS without fistula dilation using a fully covered SEMS with a 5.9-Fr delivery …

Background and study aims Recently, the utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided
intervention without fistula dilation (EUS-IV WoD) has been reported to prevent adverse …