Table 3.

Bridge technique in 25 patients

Author, year of publication	n	Access	Gauge of the needle	Wire (inch)	Use of a 6-Fr cystotome	Dilation	Type of stent	Type of stenosis	Previous stent placement	Clinical success	Adverse events	Survival/follow-up
Ogura et al., 2015[15]	7	Stomach	19	0.025	No	Yes, 7-Fr tapered ERCP catheter, 4-mm balloon catheter (2 patients)	6 cm uncovered metal stent, fully covered stent	Obstructed right IHBD	No	100%	No	116 days
Moryoussef et al., 2017[18]	3 (6 attempts)	Stomach	19	0.035	Yes for HGS, no for bridge technique	Yes, hilar stenosis with a balloon No, hepatic fistula	8 cm metal covered, uncovered metal stent	Bismuth, 2	Unknown	50%	No	Unknown
Caillol et al., 2019[19]	12	Stomach	19	0.035	Yes	Yes, hilar stenosis with a 4-mm balloon	6 cm or 8 cm metal uncovered, partially metal covered stent	Type II, 9 Type IIIB, 2 Type IV, 1	No	83% (10/12)	Yes, morbidity rate: 33% (4 patients) with 1 patient needing re-endoscopy; mortality rate: 8% (1 patient)	6 months

Fr: French, HGS: Hepaticogastrostomy, IHBD: Intrahepatic bile duct