Anthony Yuen Bun Teoh, Betrand Napoleon, Rastislav Kunda, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Pradermchai Kongkam, Alberto Larghi, Schalk Van der Merwe, Jeremies Jacques, Romain Legros, Ratanachu-Ek Thawee, Payal Saxena, Maridi Aerts, Livia Archibugi, Shannon Melissa Chan, Fabien Fumex, Arthur J Kaffes, Mark Tsz Wah Ma, Nouredin Messaoudi, Gianenrico Rizzatti, Kelvin Kwok Chai Ng, Enders Kwok Wai Ng, Philip Wai Yan Chiu
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Several studies have compared primary endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with insertion of metal stents in unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) and the results were conflicting. The aim of the current study was to compare the outcomes of the procedures in a large-scale study. METHODS: This was a multicenter international randomized controlled study...
August 2023: Gastroenterology