Outcomes of EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy as primary drainage for distal biliary obstruction with covered self-expandable metallic stents

Background and study aims Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS) is an alternative therapy for percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage. Outcomes of EUS-CDS for distal biliary tract obstruction with a covered self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) as a primary drainage t...

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Main Authors: Naosuke Kuraoka, Kazuo Hara, Nozomi Okuno, Takamichi Kuwahara, Nobumasa Mizuno, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Yasumasa Niwa, Shuji Terai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020-06-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1161-8488