Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy percutaneous transhepatic drainage for malignant biliary obstruction after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a retrospective expertise-based study from two centers

Background: Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) is widely performed as a salvage procedure in patients with unresectable malignant obstruction of the common bile duct (CBD) after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or in case of surgically altered anatomy. Endo...

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Main Authors: Adrien Sportes, Marine Camus, Michel Greget, Sarah Leblanc, Romain Coriat, Jürgen Hochberger, Stanislas Chaussade, Sophie Grabar, Frédéric Prat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17702096