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Placement of removable metal biliary stent in post-orthotopic liver transplantation anastomotic stricture |
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| Authors: | Hoi-Poh Tee Martin W James Arthur J Kaffes |
| Affiliation: | Hoi-Poh Tee, Gastroenterology Unit, Medical Department, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Jalan Tanah Putih, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia;Martin W James, Wolfson Digestive Disease Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom;Arthur J Kaffes, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia |
| Abstract: | Postoperative biliary strictures are the most common cause of benign biliary stricture in Western countries, secondary to either operative injury or bile duct anastomotic stricture following orthotopic liver transplantation(OLT).Surgery or endoscopic interventions are the mainstay of treatment for benign biliary strictures.We aim to report the outcome of 2 patients with refractory anastomotic biliary stricture post-OLT,who had successful temporary placement of a prototype removable covered self-expandable m... |
| Keywords: | Anastomosis Biliary stent Biliary stricture Orthotopic liver transplantation Niti-S stent |
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