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Percutaneous endoscopic retrieval and replacement of a knitted (Ultraflex) biliary stent
S Sawada1, M Kobayashi, N Tanigawa
1Department of Radiology, University Hospital of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-01, Japan.
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|September 1, 1997
Abstract:
A knitted (Ultraflex) biliary stent became obstructed after 5 months causing recurrent jaundice in a 92-year-old man with pancreatic cancer. The obstructed stent was successfully removed percutaneously by retrieval forceps under guidance by an 8.4 Fr fiberoptic biliary endoscope. A new stent was placed. No complications were encountered.