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Stent-in-stent self-expandable metallic stent placement under direct cholangioscopy with the use of short double-balloon endoscope for a Roux-en-Y case

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Managing consequent jaundice caused by malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO) is important. Endoscopic biliary drainage is the treatment of choice because of its limited invasiveness. Bilateral self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS)… Click to show full abstract

Managing consequent jaundice caused by malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO) is important. Endoscopic biliary drainage is the treatment of choice because of its limited invasiveness. Bilateral self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement for unresectable MHBO is a good option because of its high success rate and longterm stent patency. However, in patients with surgically altered anatomy, especially those who have undergone Roux-en-Y bypass surgery, ERCP is challenging because the endoscope needs to pass the long limb of the small

Keywords: self expandable; expandable metallic; metallic stent; endoscope; stent

Journal Title: VideoGIE
Year Published: 2019

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