2018
Percutaneous transhepatic vs. endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage for suspected malignant hilar obstruction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Al-Kawas F, Aslanian H, Baillie J, Banovac F, Buscaglia JM, Buxbaum J, Chak A, Chong B, Coté GA, Draganov PV, Dua K, Durkalski V, Elmunzer BJ, Foster LD, Gardner TB, Geller BS, Jamidar P, Jamil LH, Keswani RN, Khashab MA, Lang GD, Law R, Lichtenstein D, Lo SK, McCarthy S, Melo S, Mullady D, Nieto J, Bayne Selby J, Singh VK, Spitzer RL, Strife B, Tarnaksy P, Taylor JR, Tokar J, Wang AY, Williams A, Willingham F, Yachimski P, In alphabetical order for the INTERCPT Study Group and the United States Cooperative for Outcomes Research in Endoscopy (USCORE). Percutaneous transhepatic vs. endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage for suspected malignant hilar obstruction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2018, 19: 108. PMID: 29444707, PMCID: PMC5813390, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2473-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous transhepatic biliary drainageEndoscopic retrograde cholangiographyMalignant hilar obstructionBiliary drainageHilar obstructionEndoscopic retrograde biliary drainageAdequate tissue diagnosisSuccessful biliary drainageTranshepatic biliary drainageCommon clinical dilemmaUsual clinical careSubsequent clinical interventionsBest initial approachEligible patientsOncological outcomesAdverse eventsLiver hilumOutcome assessorsMalignant obstructionRetrograde cholangiographySuperiority trialEnrolled subjectsClinical dilemmaTissue diagnosisMedical Center
2011
Endoscopic Ultrasound and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Obstructing Pancreas Head Masses
Aslanian HR, Estrada JD, Rossi F, Dziura J, Jamidar PA, Siddiqui UD. Endoscopic Ultrasound and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Obstructing Pancreas Head Masses. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2011, 45: 711-713. PMID: 21301359, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3182045923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesia, GeneralBiopsy, Fine-NeedleChi-Square DistributionCholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeConnecticutConscious SedationDrainageEndosonographyFeasibility StudiesHumansJaundice, ObstructiveMiddle AgedPancreatic NeoplasmsPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyEndoscopic ultrasoundFine-needle aspirationObstructive jaundiceRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyStent placementEUS-FNAEUS-guided fine-needle aspirationPancreas head massTertiary referral hospitalBiliary stent placementEUS-FNA diagnosisDiagnostic EUS-FNAPlacement success rateOnly complicationReferral hospitalSedative medicationsBiliary stentingConsecutive patientsMedian timePatient evaluationERCP proceduresSame sedationProcedure durationProcedure length
2004
Endoscopic balloon dilation compared with sphincterotomy for extraction of bile duct stones
DiSario JA, Freeman ML, Bjorkman DJ, MacMathuna P, Petersen BT, Jaffe PE, Morales TG, Hixson LJ, Sherman S, Lehman GA, Jamal MM, Al-Kawas FH, Khandelwal M, Moore JP, Derfus GA, Jamidar PA, Ramirez FC, Ryan ME, Woods KL, Carr-Locke DL, Alder SC. Endoscopic balloon dilation compared with sphincterotomy for extraction of bile duct stones. Gastroenterology 2004, 127: 1291-1299. PMID: 15520997, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic balloon dilationSphincter of OddiBile duct stonesBalloon dilationStone extractionDuct stonesShort-term morbidity rateFirst interim analysisShort-term outcomesEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyBiliary stone extractionSphincterotomy patientsLonger hospitalOverall morbiditySevere morbidityMorbidity rateMulticenter studyRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyDuct fistulaSphincterotomyInterim analysisInvasive proceduresPatientsRoutine practiceNormal activity