Stent placement by EUS or ERCP for primary biliary decompression in pancreatic cancer: a randomized trial (with videos) Ji Young Bang, MD, MPH, Udayakumar Navaneethan, MD, Muhammad Hasan, MD, Robert Hawes, MD, Shyam Varadarajulu, MD Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Volume 88, Issue 1, Pages 9-17 (July 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.03.012 Copyright © 2018 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Steps of EUS-guided biliary drainage. After puncturing the extrahepatic bile duct using a 19-gauge needle (A), a guidewire is inserted into the intrahepatic system (B). The transmural tract is balloon dilated (C), followed by insertion of a fully covered metal stent (D). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2018 88, 9-17DOI: (10.1016/j.gie.2018.03.012) Copyright © 2018 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Consort flow diagram of patients undergoing ERCP or EUS-based biliary drainage. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2018 88, 9-17DOI: (10.1016/j.gie.2018.03.012) Copyright © 2018 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Terms and Conditions