Wall stretch sign to prevent trans-gastric lumen apposing metal stent deployment during endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of the wall stretch sign in preventing complications during endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage with metal stents.
• Randomized trial utilizing wall stretch sign technique
• Assessment of stent deployment outcomes during gallbladder drainage
• Comparison to traditional stent deployment methods
• Reduction in adverse events during stent deployment when using the wall stretch sign
• Statistically significant improvement in procedure safety (exact p-values not provided)
• Enhanced placement accuracy with reduced complication rates observed