Avik Sarkar

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…

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EGBD) using lumen apposing metal stents (LAMS) has become a pivotal part of the management of acute cholecystitis in patients who are not surgical candidates…