EUS-guided biliary drainage achieves higher technical and clinical success rates than balloon enteroscopy-assisted ERCP
EUS-Guided Drainage Shows Higher Success for Biliary Obstruction
This meta-analysis of non-randomized studies compares EUS-BD and BEA-ERCP for malignant biliary obstruction in patients with surgically alte…
EUS-guided biliary drainage shows higher success rates than balloon enteroscopy-assisted ERCP for patients with certain types of biliary obs…
Metal stents provide longer time to recurrent biliary obstruction than plastic stents in malignant biliary obstruction
Metal stents may last longer for blocked bile ducts
This meta-analysis of six studies evaluated EUS-HGS with metal versus plastic stents for malignant biliary obstruction. Metal stents were as…
Metal stents can keep bile ducts open longer than plastic ones, but they may also carry a higher risk of complications.
EUS-HGAS provides longer time to recurrent biliary obstruction than EUS-HGS in malignant biliary obstruction
New data shows specific stent placement lasts longer for bile blockages
This meta-analysis of individual patient data analyzed 451 patients with malignant biliary obstruction following failed ERCP. The analysis f…
A new analysis reveals that adding an antegrade stent can significantly delay the return of blocked bile flow in certain cancer patients.