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Endoscopic Treatment of Simultaneous Malignant Biliary and Gastric Outlet Obstruction

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Patients with advanced GI malignancies, most commonly pancreatic cancer, can develop combined biliary and gastric outlet obstruction. Formerly only treated by surgical gastric and biliary bypass, endoscopy with simultaneous endoscopic and biliary stenting is now the standard first-line approach. Several anatomic variants exist based on the location of the enteric obstruction relative to the Ampulla of Vater that has been shown to predict procedural success. In the event of failed biliary cannulation, alternative approaches including endoscopic ultrasound assisted biliary access and percutaneous approaches should be considered. This chapter covers the workup and therapeutic options to manage combined biliary and enteral obstruction.

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Riff, B.P., DiMaio, C.J. (2016). Endoscopic Treatment of Simultaneous Malignant Biliary and Gastric Outlet Obstruction. In: Adler, D. (eds) Advanced Pancreaticobiliary Endoscopy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26854-5_8

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