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Migration rate using fully covered metal stent in anastomotic strictures after liver transplantation: Results from the BASALT study group

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The traditional endoscopic therapy of anastomotic strictures (AS) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is multiple ERCPs with the insertion of an increasing number of plastic stents side‐by‐side. Fully covered self‐expanding… Click to show full abstract

The traditional endoscopic therapy of anastomotic strictures (AS) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is multiple ERCPs with the insertion of an increasing number of plastic stents side‐by‐side. Fully covered self‐expanding metal stents (cSEMS) could be a valuable option to decrease the number of procedures needed or non‐responders to plastic stents. This study aims to retrospectively analyse the results of AS endoscopic treatment by cSEMS and to identify any factors associated with its success.

Keywords: fully covered; anastomotic strictures; migration rate; metal; liver transplantation

Journal Title: Liver International
Year Published: 2022

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