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Fluoroscopy‐guided endoscopic procedures (FGEPs) are rapidly gaining popularity in the field of gastroenterology. Radiation is a well‐known health hazard. Gastroenterologists who perform FGEPs are required to protect themselves, patients, as well as nurses and radiologists engaged in examinations from radiation exposure. To achieve this, all gastroenterologists must first understand and adhere to...
Objectives
The transpapillary drainage by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP‐D) cannot be performed without fluoroscopy, and there are many situations in which fluoroscopy is required even in endoscopic ultrasound‐guided drainage (EUS‐D). Previous studies have compared the efficacy, but not the radiation exposure of EUS‐D and ERCP‐D. While radiation exposure in ERCP‐D has been previously...
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