Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has become comparable to
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and is now considered a first-line …

Malignant distal biliary obstructions are becoming increasingly common, especially in
patients with cancers of the pancreatic head, despite progress in medical oncology …

Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by immune-mediated
flares affecting any region of the intestine alternating with remission periods. In CD, the …

BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage using electrocautery-
enhanced (ECE) delivery of lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) is gradually being …

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has a potential risk of clinically
significant adverse events including fatal complications. Learning from complications …

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 …

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided biliary drainage (BD) is an accepted salvage
procedure in patients with distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO) when endoscopic …

Purpose of review Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are fully covered self-expandable
metal stents specifically designed for the endoscopic drainage of pancreatic fluid collections …

AN 87‐YEAR‐OLD WOMAN presented with jaundice and gastric outlet obstruction caused
by an ampullary carcinoma. An endosonography-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS …

In this issue of Endoscopy, Fritzsche et al. from Amsterdam present the results of their
prospective study on endoscopic ultrasound-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CD) …