Gastrointest Interv.  2016 Mar;5(1):60-66. 10.18528/gii150010.

Articulated percutaneous plastic biliary stents: How to do it

• Lopera JE

• KMID: 2308831
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18528/gii150010

Abstract

The use of articulated plastic biliary stents is not well known. This technique allows drainage of two or more biliary segments using a single percutaneous access in hilar lesions. In patients that need dilatation of benign biliary stenoses, articulated plastic biliary stent allows placing two or more plastic in the area of stenosis achieving a large internal temporal dilatation while using smaller external biliary drains.

Keyword

Biliary system; Liver transplantation; Stents

MeSH Terms

Biliary Tract
Constriction, Pathologic
Dilatation
Drainage
Humans
Liver Transplantation
Plastics*
Stents*
Plastics