1 ESGE recommends a prolonged course of a prophylactic broad-spectrum antibiotic in
patients with ascites who are undergoing therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) …

Background and Aims EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has emerged as an
alternative procedure after failed ERCP. However, limited data on the efficacy and safety of …

1 ESGE recommends the use of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD)
over percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) after failed endoscopic retrograde …

ESGE recommends against routine preoperative biliary drainage in patients with malignant
extrahepatic biliary obstruction; preoperative biliary drainage should be reserved for patients …

Background and Aims ERCP-guided biliary drainage (ERCP-BD) is a criterion standard
treatment for malignant biliary obstruction when curative surgery is not an option. Alternative …

Endoscopic ultrasound/ultrasonography‐guided biliary drainage (EUS‐BD) is a relatively
new modality for biliary drainage after failed or difficult transpapillary biliary cannulation …

A biliary stricture is an abnormal narrowing in the ductal drainage system of the liver that can
result in clinically and physiologically relevant obstruction to the flow of bile. The most …

Drainage of obstructed bile duct and pancreatic duct under endoscopic ultrasonography
(EUS) guidance has evolved into viable techniques suitable for patients with failed …

Cholangitis is a GI emergency requiring prompt recognition and treatment. The purpose of
this document from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy's (ASGE) …

ERCP is the current procedure of choice for patients with jaundice caused by biliary
obstruction. EUS-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) has emerged as an alternative to ERCP …