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Advantages and disadvantages of EUSbiliary drainage
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Without the need of an external drainage tube | Complex procedure requiring high level of expertise |
| Lower rates of recurrent biliary obstruction and longer stent patency | Higher complications rate that ERCP (bleeding, stent migration, bile leak and pneumo-peritoneum) |
| One step procedure | |
| Lower risk of pancreatitis | |
| Altered anatomy |
