Benign biliary strictures treated with biodegradable stents in patients with surgically altered anatomy using double balloon enteroscopy
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DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2020.1806351
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Surgically altered anatomy complicates endoscopical procedures of pancreatobiliary tree. Biliary or hepaticojejunal anastomosis strictures have been managed using percutaneous transhepatic or double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) techniques with multiple plastic stents, or fully covered… read more here.
Keywords: biodegradable stents; double balloon; surgically altered; anatomy ... See more keywords
USE of Biodegradable STENTS in Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Initial Experience.
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DOI: 10.1177/15533506221123355
Abstract: Background. Plastic stents have been used to avoid postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) following Whipple's Pancreaticoduodenectomy (WPD), but they may cause some stent-related complications. Biodegradable stents have been recently introduced and might be a safe alternative.… read more here.
Keywords: use biodegradable; stent; biodegradable stents; initial experience ... See more keywords