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. 2018 Mar 7;6(3):E363–E369. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-123468

Table 2. EUS-GE procedure characteristics 1 .

Type of Procedure

  • Direct EUS-GE (%)

 15 (57.7 %)

  • EPASS

  4 (15.4 %)

  • Balloon Assisted

  7 (26.9 %)
Procedure time in minutes 44.6 ± 26.1
Part of small bowel punctured

  • Distal duodenum

  5 (19.2 %)

  • Jejunum

 20 (76.9 %)

  • Efferent jejunum (surgical anatomy)

  1 (3.8 %)
Type of Stent Used

  • 15 mm Cautery-assisted LAMS

 24 (92.3 %)

  • 15 mm Non-cautery-assisted LAMS

  2 (7.7 %)
Dilation of LAMS (n = 25) 13 (52 %)
Mean maximum dilation diameter (mm) ± SD 14.6 ± 1.0
1

Total number of patients = 26; EUS-GE, endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy; LAMS, lumen apposing metal stents; EPASS, EUS-guided double-balloon-occluded gastroenterostomy bypass