EUS-guided Choledochoduodenostomy vs ERCP as First Line in Malignant Distal Obstruction (CARPEDIEM Trial)

Inclusion Criteria: * Malignant distal biliary obstruction diagnosed in patient considered RESECTABLE or POTENTIALLY RESECTABLE/BORDERLINE with biliary drainage indication: i) impaired hepatic enzymes (including hyperbilirubinemia) x3 times upper the superior normal value. ii) Radiologic singns of extrahepatic bile duct obstruction with presence of retrograde dilatation, of at least 12-mm axial diameter. * Consensual malignancy by a bilio-pancreatic multidisciplinar committe (histological confirmation is not mandatory) * Patient capable of understanding and/or singning the informed consent. * Patient who understands the type of study and will comply with all follow-up tests throughout its duration Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or lactation. * Severe coagulation disorder: INR \> 1.5 non correctable with plasma administration and/or platelet count \< 50.000/mm3. * Distal malignant biliary strictures in patients considered directly resectable, non-surgical, unresectable, or palliative * Benign or uncertain etiology of biliary strictures or strictures located proximally or in close proximity to the hilum. * Patients with prior biliary stents or other biliary drainages (e.g., PTCD). * Altered intestinal anatomy due to prior surgery that prevents or hinders papillary access (e.g., gastric bypass, Billroth II, duodenal switch, Roux-en-Y). * Stenosis in the antral or duodenal region that prevents access to the duodenum and reaching the papilla. * Situations that do not allow for…