In patients with bile duct strictures, the most frequent localization ... three patients were subsequently managed by endoscopic stent placement. The durations of stent therapy were 371 days ...

You may have a sample of tissue (biopsy) taken during a PTC. If your bile duct is blocked your doctor may put a drain or stent in so the bile can drain. Your doctor puts a needle through the skin of ...

pancreatic duct strictures and pancreatic duct stones; however, severe complications can occur. Endoscopic stent placement has been recommended as an alternative treatment for this condition.

The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) successfully performed a transhepatic stent-assisted portal vein aneurysm coil embolization, ...

Biliary sphincterotomy alone, placement of a biliary stent, and nasobiliary drainage ... stenting are effective in the therapy of bile duct leakages. The small number of patient in our study ...