Abstract Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), even in expert hands,
may fail in 5–10% of cases, especially in cases of papillary infiltration, malignant gastric …

Malignant biliary obstruction often presents with challenges requiring the endoscopist to
assess the location of the lesion, the staging of the disease, the eventual resectability and …

Methods: We conducted an international, multicenter retrospective comparative study of
patients who underwent hepatobiliary surgery after having undergone EUS-BD or ERCP …

Background and objectives Obstructive jaundice is common in patients with
pancreaticobiliary malignancies. Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) can alleviate …

Endoscopic management of bile duct obstruction is a key aspect in gastroenterology
practice and has evolved since the first description of biliary cannulation by McCune et al in …

Materials and Methods: We performed a multicenter retrospective study between January
2015 and December 2019 examining patients with MBO who underwent E-RI for RBO …

Drainage therapy for malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) includes trans-papillary
endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage (ERBD), percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage …

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) are both crucial for the endoscopic management of biliopancreatic diseases: the …

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is considered the gold standard
for the management of biliary obstruction caused by bile duct stones or benign and …

Distal malignant biliary obstruction is caused by various malignant diseases that require
biliary drainage. In patients with operable situations, preoperative biliary drainage is …