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  • Title: Endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Can they be successfully combined?
    Author: Gornals JB, Esteban JM, Guarner-Argente C, Marra-Lopez C, Repiso A, Sendino O, Loras C.
    Journal: Gastroenterol Hepatol; 2016 Nov; 39(9):627-642. PubMed ID: 26920225.
    Abstract:
    Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) have much in common, including their main indications (biliopancreatic disorders), powerful therapeutic capacities and a steep learning curve. Over the years they have evolved from novel diagnostic procedures to interventional therapeutic techniques, but along different paths (different scopes or devices and endoscopists specializing exclusively in one or the other technique). However, EUS has gradually developed into a therapeutic technique that requires skills in the use of ERCP devices and stents, leading some ERCP specialists to explore the therapeutic potential of EUS. The corresponding literature, which has grown exponentially, includes recent experiments on combining the two techniques, which have gradually come to be used in routine care in a number of centers, with positive technical, clinical and financial outcomes. We review EUS and ERCP as individual or combined procedures for managing biliopancreatic disorders.
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