One-step tract dilation using a novel long balloon catheter during endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy.

ABSTRACT: Tract dilation prior to stent placement is an important step in endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy. Mukai and colleagues describe their use of a novel catheter with a longer balloon, which enables one-step tract dilation of the gastric wall, liver parenchyma, and bile duct wall, shortening the procedure and reducing bile leakage.

SUBMITTER: Mukai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature