Gastrointestinal Intervention  2016;5(1):60-66

doi:10.18528/gii150010

Articulated percutaneous plastic biliary stents: How to do it.

Jorge E LOPERA 1

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Keywords

Biliary system; Liver transplantation; Stents

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

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.