Although endoscopic intervention is the mainstay for palliation of malignant biliary
obstruction, a percutaneous approach has been preferred, particularly in patients with …

Abstract Background The Japanese Society of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery launched
the clinical practice guidelines for the management of biliary tract cancers …

Endoscopic management for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC) is evolving toward more
accurate diagnosis and safer drainage. In imaging, it is important to diagnose the entire …

Background and Aims The efficacy of the suprapapillary placement of inside plastic stents
(iPSs) for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstructions (MHOs) is unknown compared …

Objectives Anti‐reflux metal stent (ARMS) has been used to prevent recurrent biliary
obstruction (RBO) due to sludge formation or food impaction. However, the most suitable …

Background Treatment of unresectable malignant hilar biliary stricture (UMHBS) is
challenging, especially after failure of repeated transpapillary endoscopic stenting …

Background The appropriate method of preoperative endoscopic biliary drainage (EBD) for
cholangiocarcinoma with hilar biliary obstruction remains controversial. The inside-stent …

Biliary drainage for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction (UMHBO) is still
associated with a number of controversies to be resolved. The superiority of bilateral …

Background: Endoscopic biliary stent placement is the standard of care for biliary strictures,
but stents across the papilla are prone to duodenobiliary reflux, which can cause stent …

Purpose Although endoscopic naso-biliary drainage (ENBD) is a popular preoperative
biliary drainage (PBD) method for patients with perihilar biliary malignancy (PHBM), patient …