Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastroenterostomy Superior to Enteral Stenting for Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy was found to be superior to enteral stenting in reducing treatment failure and prolonging time until treatment failure in a propensity score-matched cohort study of patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction. The study showed a significantly higher treatment failure rate in the enteral stenting group compared to the EUS-GE group, with longer median time until treatment failure in the EUS-GE group. No differences were detected in technical and clinical success rates between the two treatment modalities.