EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy as a gateway to intermittent access for biliary leak management

Endoscopy 2021; 53(11): E427-E428
DOI: 10.1055/a-1327-1849

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¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

²Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium

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³Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy and EUS Division, IRCSS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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Baki Topal

⁴Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

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Schalk Van der Merwe

¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium

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