2.3 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS‑BD) is an alternative procedure when ERCP is not possible; ERCP fails in a small proportion of people because of the nature of the obstruction or ...

1.1 Evidence on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS‑BD) for biliary obstruction caused by distal malignant disease is adequate to support using this procedure ...

Endosonography-guided Biliary Drainage Is Useful In Cases With Failed Endoscopic Biliary Stenting. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 31, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 11 ...

People with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) can find relief from symptoms if they undergo a biliary drainage procedure, but new study findings show the procedures is often ...

Endoscopic biliary draining yielded a superior adverse event rate compared with percutaneous drainage among patients with pancreatic cancer, according to the results of a retrospective cohort ...

The final step of the procedure is to insert 2 double-pigtail stents into the cyst. These stents may be removed once the pseudocyst has resolved, which generally takes about 6 weeks.

Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in patients (pts) ... On the multivariate analysis, palliative CT after procedure was related to better OS (HR 0,16 CI: 0.05-0.48 p<0.001).

While biliary drainage has its benefits in the treatment of cancer affecting the hilar area, the procedure may result in persistant jaundice in some patients. A research team, led by Dr. Chiung-Yu ...