Atsuhiro Masuda

INTRODUCTION: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transmural drainage with on-demand endoscopic necrosectomy is increasingly utilized to manage walled-off necrosis (WON) but has been associated with substantial morbidity and mortality…

BACKGROUND/AIM: Several types of adverse events are caused by endoscopic placement of self-expandable metal stents for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) caused by pancreatic cancer (MDBO)…