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Introduction A major audit of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding in the UK carried out over 20 years ago reported an incidence of 103 patients per 100 000 adults per year. There is a twofold increase in likelihood of requiring hospitalisation…
Key points In patients who are unfit for surgery, percutaneous drainage, endoscopic transpapillary drainage and EUS-guided drainage are all effective and safe alternative procedures to cholecystectomy EUS-guided drainage is preferred over percutaneous technique due to similar rates of technical success…