OBJECTIVES: The goal of the study was to determine whether endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided
biliary drainage (EUS-BD) is comparable to conventional transpapillary stenting …

Background and study aims The use of lumen apposing metal stents (LAMS) during EUS-guided
transmural drainage (EUS-TD) of pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WON) has gained …

Chronic pancreatitis is a clinical entity that results from the progressive inflammation and
irreversible fibrosis of the pancreas resulting from the cumulative injury sustained by the …

Background and Aims ERCP with self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement provides
reliable and durable relief of malignant biliary obstruction. Our objective was to compare …

Cirrhosis is the fifth leading cause of death in adults. Advanced cirrhosis can cause significant
portal hypertension (PH), which is responsible for many of the complications observed in …

Background & Aims Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in patients with malignancies causes
nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, malnutrition, and dehydration. Endoscopic placement of …

Background and Aims The outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for T1b
esophageal cancer (EC) and its recurrence rates remain unclear in the West. Using a …

Background and Aim When carrying out endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), procedural
safety increases with greater tissue elevation and efficiency increases with longer‐lasting …

Background The difference in clinical outcomes after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for early Barrett's esophagus (BE) neoplasia …

Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype of esophageal cancer in the United …