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From: Diagnosis and treatment of biliary malignancies: biopsy, cytology, cholangioscopy and stenting
Figure 5. Treatment algorithm for management of malignant biliary obstruction. MBO: Malignant biliary obstruction; SEMS: self-expanding metal stents; FCSEMS: fully covered self-expanding metal stents; USEMS: uncovered self-expanding metal stents; ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS: endoscopic ultrasound; BD: biliary drainage; PTBD: percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage; HGS: hepaticogastrostomy.
