Antonio Martinez-Ortega

Two main reasons for a failed EUS- guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HG) are, inability to access the bile ducts due to non-dilated intrahepatic ducts (IHD), and failure of tract dilation due to cirrhosis/ductal scarring or stent passage from misaligned vector forces…

Ampullary neoplasia (AN) is a rare disease, but its incidence is increasing…

INTRODUCTION: It is unclear whether the insertion of an axis-orienting double-pigtail plastic stent (DPS) through biliary lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in EUS-guided choledochoduodenostomy (CDS) improves the stent patency…

ERCP remains the primary approach to choledocolithiasis. 30% of patients who undergo clearance of choledocholitiasis by ERCP without subsequent cholecystectomy will suffer recurrent biliary events…