Feasibility and Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Hepaticogastrostomy Without Dilation: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.
Akihisa OhnoNao FujimoriToyoma KakuYu TakamatsuKazuhide MatsumotoMasatoshi MurakamiKatsuhito TeramatsuAyumu TakenoMasayuki HijiokaKen KawabeNaohiko HaradaMakoto NakamutaAkira AsoTakamasa OonoYoshihiro OgawaPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2022)
A dilation procedure in EUS-HGS may not always be necessary. However, patients with an angle of ≤ 90° between the needle and intrahepatic biliary tract or plastic stent deployment require dilation procedures.