Combined surgical and intraoperative endoscopic rescue of a biliary incarcerated balloon dilator: a successful rescue in a fortunate patient

Combined surgical and intraoperative endoscopic rescue of a biliary incarcerated balloon dilator: a successful rescue in a fortunate patient

Abstract Background Endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation (EPBD) is the second proposed maneuver for the endoscopic retrieval of common bile duct stones after endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST). Being less traumatic, EPBD is acknowledged for fewer procedure-related complications compared to (EST). Ca...

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Main Authors: Omkolsoum Alhaddad, Maha Elsabaawy, Ahmed Kamal, Ahmed Edrees, Tarek Mansour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-01-01
Series:Egyptian Liver Journal
Subjects:
Incarcerated balloon
Sphincterotomy
Endoscopic
Papillary balloon dilatation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-022-00172-5

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