Additional flap on plastic stents for improved antimigration effect in the treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile leak

Background and study aims In plastic stent insertion for treatment of post-cholecystectomy bile leak, stent migration may be more common due to the absence of a shelf to anchor the stent. We evaluated how adding a flap to straight plastic stents for this indication might influence the rate of stent...

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Main Authors: Chang-Il Kwon, Mark A. Gromski, Hyoung-Chul Oh, Jeffrey J. Easler, Ihab I El Hajj, James Watkins, Evan L. Fogel, Lee McHenry, Stuart Sherman, Glen A. Lehman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-03-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-125361