EUS-RV and precut sphincterotomy techniques similar for salvage for benign biliary disease

For salvage for biliary access in patients with benign biliary disease and difficult bile duct cannulation, the endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous technique (EUS-RV) and precut sphincterotomy have similar success rates and comparable, acceptable complication rates, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Arup Choudhury, M.D., from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India, and colleagues compared EUS-RV and precut sphincterotomy as salvage techniques for difficult bile duct cannulation in benign biliary obstruction in a parallel-group, superiority, randomized controlled trial. Patients were randomly assigned to EUS-RV or precut sphincterotomy (50 patients to each group); Read More