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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The management of malignant biliary obstruction is a critical challenge in modern gastroenterology, where effective drainage is essential for palliation and prolongation of life.

Results: The first biliary decompression procedure was EBD in 87 patients and PTBD in 42 patients. The technical (98% vs 78%, p=0.004) and therapeutic (79% vs 49%, p=0.002) successes were ...

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 ...