Recently macroscopic-onsite evaluation (MOSE) technique for Endoscopic Ultrasound guided Tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) for solid gastrointestinal lesions has been advocated to provide high diagnostic accuracy in settings where rapid- onsite evaluation is not available…
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Currently, most patients with branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (BD-IPMN) are offered indefinite surveillance, resulting in health care costs with questionable benefits regarding cancer prevention…
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…