Review Article

Outcomes of Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Cholangiopancreatography: A Literature Review

Table 4

Published EUS-CP series on pancreatic duct drainage (involving ≥5 patients).

YearAuthor IndicationInitial ERCPTechniquesTechnical successClinical successComplications

2007Will et al. [16]12*BSb5 T; 4 R8/12 (67%)4/8 (50%)6/14 (42.9%)
2007Tessier et al. [22] 36BSbT33/36 (91.7%)25/36 (69%)5/36 (13.8%)
2007Kahaleh et al. [40]13BSb5 R; 5 T10/13 (77%)10/10 (100%)2/13 (15.4%)
2009Brauer et al. [13] 8BSb4 T; 3 R7/8 (88%)4/8 (50%)No
2010Barkay et al. [8] 21BSb6 D (mb injection); 4 R10/21 (48%)8/8# (100%)2/21 (10%)
2012Shah et al. [9]25BSm10 A or T; 9 R; 3 D22/25% (88%)n/a4/25 (16%)

Total11546 T; 25 R; 10 A; 9 D90/115 (78%)51/68 (75%)19/115 (16.5%)

EUS-CP: endoscopic-ultrasound-guided cholangiopancreatography, : number of patients, B: benign, Sb: subsequent day, Sm: same day/session, D: ductography, T: transluminal, R: rendezvous, A: antegrade, mb: methylene blue, n/a: not applicable/mentioned. *14 attempts in 12 patients. #Long-term data was available in 8 patients only.