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• Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural and percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage are comparable for acute cholecystitis.

  Jang JW, Lee SS, Song TJ, Hyun YS, Park DY, Seo DW, Lee SK, Kim MH, Yun SC. Jang JW, et al. Gastroenterology. 2012 Apr;142(4):805-11. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.12.051. Epub 2012 Jan 11. Gastroenterology. 2012. PMID: 22245666 Clinical Trial.
• Comparison of EUS-guided rendezvous and precut papillotomy techniques for biliary access (with videos).

  Dhir V, Bhandari S, Bapat M, Maydeo A. Dhir V, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Feb;75(2):354-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.07.075. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012. PMID: 22248603
• Clinical evaluation of a novel lumen-apposing metal stent for endosonography-guided pancreatic pseudocyst and gallbladder drainage (with videos).

  Itoi T, Binmoeller KF, Shah J, Sofuni A, Itokawa F, Kurihara T, Tsuchiya T, Ishii K, Tsuji S, Ikeuchi N, Moriyasu F. Itoi T, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Apr;75(4):870-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.10.020. Epub 2012 Jan 31. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012. PMID: 22301347
• Endoscopic ultrasound-guided vascular therapy: is it safe and effective?

  Gonzalez JM, Giacino C, Pioche M, Vanbiervliet G, Brardjanian S, Ah-Soune P, Vitton V, Grimaud JC, Barthet M. Gonzalez JM, et al. Endoscopy. 2012 May;44(5):539-42. doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1291609. Epub 2012 Mar 2. Endoscopy. 2012. PMID: 22389233
• Impact of biliary stents on EUS-guided FNA of pancreatic mass lesions.

  Ranney N, Phadnis M, Trevino J, Ramesh J, Wilcox CM, Varadarajulu S. Ranney N, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jul;76(1):76-83. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.02.049. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012. PMID: 22726468 Free PMC article.