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| Article Title |
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for bilirubin normalization in distal malignant biliary obstruction: A focused review
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Alberto Martino, Antonino Granata, Francesco Paolo Zito, Roberto Fiorentino, Raffaele Bennato, Savio Saviano, Annalisa de Leone, Pietro Graceffa, Mario Ricchiuti, Luigi Orsini, Enrico Crolla, Giovanni Sarnelli, Fabio Cartabellotta and Giovanni Lombardi |
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| Corresponding Author |
Alberto Martino, Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, AORN “Antonio Cardarelli”, Via Antonio Cardarelli 9, Napoli 80131, Italy. alberto.martino@aocardarelli.it |
| Key Words |
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage; Distal malignant biliary obstruction; Biliary drainage; Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| Core Tip |
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided gallbladder drainage (GBD) has recently been proposed as a promising “rescue” and first-line option for managing distal malignant biliary obstruction (DMBO). Indeed, high rates of both technical and clinical success, along with low adverse events rates, have been reported. However, evidence concerning the effectiveness of EUS-GBD for bilirubin normalization in DMBO is currently still lacking. Our study aimed to review the current evidence about the efficacy of EUS-GBD for bilirubin normalization in DMBO patients. |
| Publish Date |
2026-02-04 07:43 |
| Citation |
Martino A, Granata A, Zito FP, Fiorentino R, Bennato R, Saviano S, de Leone A, Graceffa P, Ricchiuti M, Orsini L, Crolla E, Sarnelli G, Cartabellotta F, Lombardi G. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for bilirubin normalization in distal malignant biliary obstruction: A focused review. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2026; 18(2): 114771 |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v18.i2.114771 |
