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. 2020 Aug;27(8):563-564.
doi: 10.1002/jhbp.774. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

How to perform EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy easier and safer

Kazuo Hara  1 , Nozomi Okuno  1 , Shin Haba  1 , Takamichi Kuwahara  1 , Hiroki Koda  1 , Nobumasa Mizuno  1 , Akira Miyano  1
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How to perform EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy easier and safer

Kazuo Hara et al. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Highlight Hara and colleagues explain their easier and safer technique of endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy using forward-viewing endoscopic ultrasound and ultra-slim devices. The combination of the stiff 0.018-inch guidewire and the 22-gauge needle is helpful for this method.

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