ID: 3523404 EUS-GUIDED CHOLEDOCHODUODENOSTOMY VERSUS ERCP WITH COVERED METALLIC STENTS IN PATIENTS WITH UNRESECTABLE MALIGNANT DISTAL BILIARY OBSTRUCTION. A MULTI-CENTERED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (DRA-MBO TRIAL)

EUS – guided choledocho-duodenostomy (ECDS) is an established option for bile duct drainage in unresectable malignant distal common bile duct (CBD) strictures when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) fails. However, how primary ECDS compares with ERCP with covered self-expanding metallic stents (CSEMS) in unresectable malignant distal CBD strictures is uncertain. The aim of the current study is to compare primary ECDS versus...