Endoscopic biliary recanalization by using a needle catheter in patients with complete ligation or stricture of the bile duct: safety and feasibility of a novel technique (with videos) - 04/08/11

Kapil Gupta, MD, MPH ^{a, ⁎}, Dayse Aparicio, MD ^b, Martin L. Freeman, MD ^c, Christiano Sakai, MD ^d, Jose B. Paione, MD ^d, Everson L.A. Artifon, MD ^d

^a Department of Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA 

^b Department of Gastroenterology, Ana Costa Hospital, Santos, Brazil 

^c Department of Gastroenterology, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA 

^d Department of Gastroenterology, Ana Costa Hospital, Santos, Brazil 

Reprint requests: Kapil Gupta, MD, MPH, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Suite 7511, Los Angeles, CA 90048