Selective bile duct cannulation is the most important step in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for treatment of benign and malignant pancreatobiliary diseases, but it may fail in up to 15% of cases. Precut papillotomy is an advanced ERCP cannulation technique recommended by guidelines for rescue of difficult biliary access, but it is not without limitations. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage is a novel interventional EUS technique that has been increasingly performed after failed biliary access by advanced ERCP cannulation techniques.
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The first session technical success for biliary access by EUS-guided rendezvous technique and early precut papillotomy in patients with difficult biliary access during ERCP
Timeframe: Intra-procedure, during ERCP