BIODEGRADABLE BILIARY STENTS: A NEW APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEPATICOJEJUNOSTOMY STRICTURES FOLLOWING BILE DUCT INJURY. PROSPECTIVE STUDY

BIODEGRADABLE BILIARY STENTS: A NEW APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HEPATICOJEJUNOSTOMY STRICTURES FOLLOWING BILE DUCT INJURY. PROSPECTIVE STUDY

ABSTRACT Background: Once a biliary injury has occurred, repair is done by a hepaticojejunostomy. The most common procedure is to perform a dilatation with balloon with a success of 70 %. Success rates range using biodegradable stents is from 85% to 95%. Biodegradable biliary stents should change t...

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Main Authors: Mariano E. GIMÉNEZ, Mariano PALERMO, Eduardo HOUGHTON, Pablo ACQUAFRESCA, Caetano FINGER, Juan M. VERDE, Jorge Cardoso CÚNEO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2016-06-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
Subjects:
Hepaticojejunostomy stricture
Biodegradable stent
Bile duct injury
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