EUS-rendezvous versus percutaneous-endoscopic rendezvous ERCP for bile duct access: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Seung Bae YoonMin Jae YangDong Woo ShinJae Seung SohHyun LimHo Suk KangSung-Hoon MoonPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2023)
Both EUS-RV and PERC-RV have exhibited high technical success rate. When standard ERCP fails, EUS-RV and PERC-RV are comparably effective rescue techniques if adequate expertise and facilities are feasible. However, in patients with surgically altered anatomy, PERC-RV might be the preferred choice over EUS-RV due to its higher technical success rate.