Shayan Irani

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…

SOCIETY: ASGE

BACKGROUND: Video analysis has emerged as a potentially strategy for performance assessment of specialized techniques where local expertise and mentorship are limited…

Clinically significant pancreatic fistulas after a Whipple occur in 25-30% patients and are associated with disease specific risk factors such as small pancreatic ducts and softer glands, patient related factors such as age, obesity, malnutrition and the surgical technique such as type of anastomos…

BACKGROUND: while minimally invasive, EUS is limited in its ability to clearly characterize intraductal lesions…

Background: Severe and necrotizing acute pancreatitis can lead to symptomatic gastric outlet stenosis due to external compression. In addition, intestinal motility can be reduced in severe pancreatitis. These patients may require a gastric decompression tube and jejunal (or parenteral) nutrition…