EUS-Guided Choledochoduodenostomy With Lumen-Apposing Metal Stents: A Recommendation From an Expert Delphi Consensus.
Refinessuggested applicable standard· European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), "Endoscopic biliary stenting: indications, choice of stents, and results: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Clinical Guideline, Updated October 2017", Endoscopy 2018;50(9):910-930
Decision at stakethe choice of biliary drainage method for distal malignant biliary obstruction without gastric outlet obstruction
… Treat cholangitis with biliary obstruction as an indication for urgent biliary drainage, but do not instrument every obstructed sector: for hilar or multisegmental strictures (Bismuth II-IV), ESGE suggests draining ≥50% of the liver volume and avoiding opacification of biliary ducts that will not be drained (weak recommendation, low-quality evidence), because post-ERCP cholangitis frequently complicates injection of obstructed ducts that are not subsequently drained, whereas drainage of >50% of liver volume is associated with less cholangitis and longer survival; ESGE suggests antibiotic prophylaxis before biliary stenting in selected patients (e.g., immunocompromised patients, expected incomplete biliary drainage; weak recommendation, moderate-quality evidence), with a full antibiotic course if adequate drainage is not achieved during the procedure. …
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Distinguish benign from malignant biliary strictures using cross-sectional imaging (MRI/MRCP preferred over contrast-enhanced CT) plus laboratory tests, interpreting CA19-9 after biliary decompression and never relying on tumor markers alone; check serum IgG4 when IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis is suspected (HISORt criteria). Per the ESGE 2024 diagnostic work-up guideline, tissue-acquisition strategy now branches by stricture location rather than following one linear sequence: for DISTAL extrahepatic strictures with jaundice and no pancreatic mass, combined same-session EUS-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA, end-cutting FNB needle) plus ERCP-based tissue acquisition (standard brush cytology plus fluoroscopy-guided biopsy) is the strongly preferred first-line approach; for PERIHILAR strictures, obtain brush cytology plus fluoroscopy-guided biopsy at index ERCP, escalate indeterminate strictures to cholangioscopy-guided biopsy (with intraductal ultrasound/confocal laser endomicroscopy selectively), and reserve EUS-TA for cases where ERCP-based sampling is insufficient and curative resection is not feasible and/or extraluminal disease is accessible; escalate any positive or indeterminate feature to multidisciplinary tumor board. Manage benign anastomotic and chronic-pancreatitis strictures with a fully-covered self-expanding metal stent for 6-12 months (multiple plastic stents when FCSEMS is contraindicated, hepaticojejunostomy if refractory). Treat cholangitis with biliary obstruction as an indication for urgent biliary drainage, but do not instrument every obstructed sector: for hilar or multisegmental strictures (Bismuth II-IV), ESGE suggests draining ≥50% of the liver volume and avoiding opacification of biliary ducts that will not be drained (weak recommendation, low-quality evidence), because post-ERCP cholangitis frequently complicates injection of obstructed ducts that are not subsequently drained, whereas drainage of >50% of liver volume is associated with less cholangitis and longer survival; ESGE suggests antibiotic prophylaxis before biliary stenting in selected patients (e.g., immunocompromised patients, expected incomplete biliary drainage; weak recommendation, moderate-quality evidence), with a full antibiotic course if adequate drainage is not achieved during the procedure. Direct etiology-specific care for Strasberg bile-duct injuries, post-transplant strictures (ASGE 2023: ERCP preferred over PTBD, covered SEMS preferred over multiple plastic stents), IgG4-sclerosing cholangitis, Mirizzi syndrome, and choledochal cysts.