Initial experience of endoscopic ultrasound‐guided antegrade covered stent placement with long duodenal extension for malignant distal biliary obstruction (with video)

This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided antegrade covered stent placement with long duodenal extension (EASL) for malignant distal biliary obstruction (MDBO) with duodenal obstruction (DO) or surgically altered anatomy (SAA) after failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).Outcomes were technical and clinical success, reintervention rate, adverse events, stent patency, and overall...