Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided cholangiopancreatography and rendezvous techniques
Received 11 August 2009; accepted 24 September 2009. published online 09 November 2009.
Abstract
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided cholangiopancreatography (EUCP) has become an alternative to percutaneous drainage or surgery in patients with obstructive jaundice or pancreatic obstruction after failed conventional ERCP. The different techniques of biliary and pancreatic drainage are described and the literature is reviewed. Due to the technical complexity associated with this procedure, it should be reserved for endoscopists at tertiary care centers with advanced training in both EUS and ERCP.
Digestive Health Center of Excellence, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Corresponding author at: Digestive Health Center of Excellence, MSB 2153, Box 800708 University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, VA 22908-0708, United States. Tel.: +1 434 243 9259; fax: +1 434 924 0491.
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