Long-term outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy in patients with malignant biliary obstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepaticogastrostomy drainage through endoscopic ultrasound (EUS-HGS) has emerged in the 2010s as a new technique for biliary decompression in cases of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) failure for malignant biliary obstruction (MBO). Substantial technical and procedural progress in performing EUS-HGS has been achieved, allowing high technical and clinical success and an acceptable risk of adverse events in studies mainly focusing on short-term outcomes. However, the long-term effects of EUS-HGS and the risk of recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO) have not been fully evaluated.

Objectives

To evaluate the long-term effects of EUS-HGS and the risk of RBO.

Methods

Data from 211 patients undergoing technically successful EUS-HGS in three acade

SUBMITTER: Hedjoudje A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11485310 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature