How to perform EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy easier and safer

Kazuo Hara; Nozomi Okuno; Shin Haba; Takamichi Kuwahara; Hiroki Koda; Nobumasa Mizuno; Akira Miyano

doi:10.1002/jhbp.774

How to perform EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy easier and safer

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

Authors

Kazuo Hara¹, Nozomi Okuno¹, Shin Haba¹, Takamichi Kuwahara¹, Hiroki Koda¹, Nobumasa Mizuno¹, Akira Miyano¹

Affiliation

¹ Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.

PMID: 32511837
DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.774

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.

MeSH terms

Contrast Media / administration & dosage
Endosonography / methods*
Equipment Design
Gastrostomy / instrumentation*
Hepatectomy / instrumentation*
Humans
Needles
Punctures
Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

Contrast Media