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Case Reports
. 2024 Dec;56(S 01):E821-E822.
doi: 10.1055/a-2410-3830. Epub 2024 Sep 25.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage using a forward-viewing echoendoscope for Roux-en-Y reconstruction

Ono Michihiro  1 , Oiwa Shutaro  2 , Yokoyama Ryota  2 , Saito Seiya  2 , Uesugi Atsushi  2 , Abe Tomoyuki  2 , Maeda Masahiro  2
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage using a forward-viewing echoendoscope for Roux-en-Y reconstruction

Ono Michihiro et al. Endoscopy. 2024 Dec.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
Computed tomography showing swelling of the gallbladder and thickening of the gallbladder wall.
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Fig. 2
Contrast injection from the percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage tube confirming the presence of choledocholithiasis.
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Fig. 3
Contrast injection from the percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage tube confirming the presence of choledocholithiasis.
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Fig. 4
Repeat contrast injection through the percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage tube revealing a stone impacted in the cystic duct.
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Fig. 5
The forward-viewing echoendoscope has more flexibility and a shorter hard scope tip than that of the oblique-viewing echoendoscope.
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