Biliary obstruction involves blockage of any duct that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder or from the gallbladder to the small intestine. It may have benign or malignant causes, and can ...

Compared with the recommended 4- to 7-day antibiotic course, a 1-day regimen achieved similar clinical cure rates, with no ...

Interventional procedures being developed for therapeutic use of EUS include EUS-guided drainage/ anastomosis, and EUS-guided fine needle injection. EUS-guided drainage is applied for pancreatic ...

The management of malignant biliary obstruction is a critical challenge in modern gastroenterology, where effective drainage is essential for palliation and prolongation of life. Traditionally, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The appropriate diagnosis and management of biliary strictures has important implications in endoscopic, ...

TaeWoong Medical has secured the US FDA clearance to commercialise the Niti-S Spaxus Stent, expanding its range of EUS-guided therapeutic solutions.

The procedure can be beneficial prior to chemotherapy, but it also has high rates of complications, this new analysis shows. People with unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) can find ...

Effect of bevacizumab on sinusoidal injury in patients receiving oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy and liver damage after massive hepatectomy in rats. Second interim analysis of GIDEON (Global ...

TaeWoong Medical USA today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the Niti-S SPAXUS™ Stent, further strengthening its portfolio of endoscopic ultrasound ...

Researchers report that in patients with pseudocysts with viscous debris-laden fluid, endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage by using a combination of a nasocystic drain and transmural stents improves ...

Evidence on the safety and efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS‑BD) for biliary obstruction caused by distal malignant disease is adequate to support using this procedure.