title: "Rendez-vous" procedure (RVP) for obstructive jaundice.
abstract: Seven patients with obstructive jaundice were palliatively treated with the "rendez-vous" procedure, which combines a percutaneous and an endoscopic approach to stent insertion into the biliary system. In six cases, pretreatment papillotomy was not needed. Endoscopy was also not really necessary for stenting in one patient. This procedure should be restricted for use in cases of endoscopic failure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gastroenterology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scapa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Witz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eshchar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000628:therapy*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents