Endoscopic biliary drainage has become established as first-line treatment for obstructive jaundice. However, if the stent becomes obstructed by tumor ingrowth, re-intervention can sometimes be challenging. One of the challenges can be difficulty in dilating the stricture. Several techniques for resolving this have been reported, such as those using the Soehendra stent retriever or a needle-kni...

Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided antegrade stenting (EUS-AGS) and EUSguided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) are suitable for obstructive jaundice associated with gastric outlet obstruction or surgically altered anatomy [1]. Recently, a long partially covered self-expandable metallic stent (LPC-SEMS) has been developed to prevent stent migration and bile leakage and allow safe and effective EUS-H...

Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided antegrade stenting (EUS-AGS) and EUSguided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) are suitable for obstructive jaundice associated with gastric outlet obstruction or surgically altered anatomy [1]. Recently, a long partially covered self-expandable metallic stent (LPC-SEMS) has been developed to prevent stent migration and bile leakage and allow safe and effective EUS-H...

Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided antegrade stenting (EUS-AGS) and EUSguided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) are suitable for obstructive jaundice associated with gastric outlet obstruction or surgically altered anatomy [1]. Recently, a long partially covered self-expandable metallic stent (LPC-SEMS) has been developed to prevent stent migration and bile leakage and allow safe and effective EUS-H...

a Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Napoli, Italy [email protected] b Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione, Napoli, Italy [email protected] c Icimendue srl, Marcianise, Italy [email protected], mario.mensitieri@mensitier...

The authors present the results of 2 years' observation of 47 eyes operated with diathermo-trabeculotomy ab externo. This technique, based on a diathermic effect in association with trabeculotomy ab externo, allows an ample opening of Schlemm's canal and of the trabecular meshwork, with normalisation of intraocular pressure and outflow facility, for a period of up to 2 years, in open-angle and ...