Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage after failed ERCP: cumulative experience of 101 procedures at a single center

Abstract

EUS-guided biliary drainage is an efficient technique, but is associated with significant morbidity that seems to decrease with the learning curve. It should be performed in tertiary care centers in selected patients. Prospective randomized studies are needed to compare EUS-guided biliary drainage with percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography drainage.