Multicenter retrospective study of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction in Japan

Kawakubo, Kazumichi; Isayama, Hiroyuki; Kato, Hironari; Itoi, Takao; Kawakami, Hiroshi; Hanada, Keiji; Ishiwatari, Hirotoshi; Yasuda, Ichiro; Kawamoto, Hirofumi; Itokawa, Fumihide; Kuwatani, Masaki; Iiboshi, Tomohiro; Hayashi, Tsuyoshi; Doi, Shinpei; Nakai, Yousuke

doi:10.1002/jhbp.27

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Multicenter retrospective study of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction in Japan

Published in Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences • Sep 11, 2013

Authors:

Kazumichi Kawakubo

Hiroyuki Isayama

Hironari Kato

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is considered to be an effective salvage procedure for failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the efficac...

Subject

Medicine

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Endoscopic ultrasound

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