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Percutaneous introduction of a snare for removal of migrated biliary stents
N Cagla Tarhan1, Nihal Uslu Tutar, Fatih Boyvat
1Department of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 10. sok No: 45 06490 Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey. caglat@baskent-ank.edu.tr
Hepato-Gastroenterology
|October 26, 2002
Abstract:
This report describes two cases in which proximally migrated Amsterdam-type biliary stents were extracted using transhepatic snare introduction into the bile ducts. In one case, the migrated stent was removed transhepatically via a percutaneous approach, and in the other a combination transhepatic-endoscopic extraction was successful. No complications were encountered. Percutaneous introduction of snare via transhepatic route offers a good alternative to surgery for removal of migrated biliary stents.