Safety of skipping the tract dilation step for EUS-guided biliary drainage in patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction (with video).

Masahiro ItonagaReiko AshidaTomoya EmoriKeiichi HatamaruYasunobu YamashitaYuki KawajiTakashi TamuraIkuhisa TudaTakaaki TamuraHiromu KoutaniHirofumi YamazakiToshio ShimokawaMasayuki Kitano

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2024)

Employing the tract dilation step during EUS-BD was a significant risk factor for early AEs. Metal stents with a delivery diameter < 7.5 Fr can be inserted directly without the tract dilation step, resulting in lower early AE rates.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
optical coherence tomography