Application of memory metallic biliary stent in unresectable hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma: A report of 17 cases
- VernacularTitle:记忆合金胆道支架在不能切除的肝门区胆管癌术中的应用(附17例报告)
- Author:
Xiangtai ZENG
;
Lyan LUO
;
Xiangyong WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma;
Obstrutive jaundice;
Memory metallic stent
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2005;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the feasibility and clinical value of metallic stent in the management of unresectable hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma. Methods A study was investigated in 17 patients with unresectable hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma from January 1998 to January 2006. A memory alloy biliary stent was placed into the obstructive bile duct for internal biliary drainage. Results Patients’ jaundice disappeared within 2 weeks after the stent placement. Cholangiography via the drainage tube showed patent bile ducts. Follow-up surveys in 16 patients for 4~30 months (mean, 11.5 months) revealed a survival time of 4~20 months (mean, 11 months) in 13 fatal patients. The remaining 3 patients had survived 10, 12.5, and 30 months, respectively. Conclusions Placement of memory metallic biliary stent for patients with unresectable hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma is an ideal palliative therapy, which is simple and effective for reducing jaundice.
