Patil, RashmeeDuddempudi, SushilAnand, SuryPapafragkakis, CharilaosOna, Mel A.Acute cholecystitis and other clinical problems requiring gallbladder removal or drainage have conventionally been treated with surgery, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or percutaneous transhepatic drainage of the gallbladder and/or extrahepatic bile duct. Patients unable to undergo these procedures due to functional status or anatomical anomalies are candidates for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided gallbladder drainage with stent placement. The aim of this review was to evaluate the technical feasibility and efficacy of EUS-guided placement of the recently developed lumen-apposing self-expandable metallic stent (LASEMS). A literature review was performed to identify the studies describing this technique. In this review article we have summarized case series or reports describing EUS-guided LASEMS placement. The indications, techniques, limitations and complications reported are discussed. A total of 78 patients were included across all studies described thus far in the literature. Studies have reported near 100% technical and clinical success rates in selected cases. No major complications were reported. EUS-guided gallbladder drainage and LASEMS placement can be a safe and effective alternative approach in the management of selected patients.Keywords Endoscopic ultrasound, gallbladder drainage, lumen-apposing stent, AXIOSAnn Gastroenterol 2016; 29 (2): 162-167DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2016.0001text/htmlapplication/pdfapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documenthttp://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/2490engHellenic Society of Gastroenterology1792-74631108-7471Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 29, No 2 (2016); 162Endoscopic ultrasound-guided placement of the lumen-apposing self-expandable metallic stent for gallbladder drainage: a promising techniqueinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2016-03-31Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΓαστροεντερολογίαGastroenterologyisi -Gastroenterology & Hepatology covers resources on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of the digestive system. This category includes specific resources on the prognosis and treatment of digestive diseases; stomach ulcers; metabolic, genetic, infectious and chemically induced diseases of the liver; colitis; diseases of the pancreas and diseases of the rectum.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΒιβλιοκρισία / ΒιβλιοπαρουσίασηBook reviewΕλληνική Γαστροεντερολογική ΕταιρίαGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other