Use of air cholangiography was as safe and as effective as dye cholangiography in patients with malignant hilar biliary obstruction, and it decreased the risk of post-ERCP cholangitis.
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage without fluoroscopy is a safe and effective modality of treatment for pelvic abscesses not amenable to radiologically guided drainage, thus reducing the need for surgical intervention.
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