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…
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…
BACKGROUND/AIM: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has emerged as a powerful diagnostic and therapeutic tool in gastroenterology, providing detailed images of the structure’s layers, as well as nearby structures…
The management of Mirizzi syndrome has been primarily surgical, ranging from cholecystectomy to en-bloc resection with hepatico-jejunostomy for advanced Csendes III and IV types…