Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage for malignant biliary obstruction after failed ERCP in low performance status patients

Background Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with the placement of a biliary stent is the treatment of choice for palliation of malignant obstructive jaundice. In 5–10% of cases ERCP fails. In these cases an effective alternative is endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD). Aim Evaluation of the principal clinical outcomes of direct transluminal EUS-BD. Patients and methods This study is a retrospective...