A unique type of fully covered metal stent for the management of post liver transplant biliary anastomotic strictures

Abstract Background We report our experience of treating anastomotic strictures using a novel type of fully covered metal stent (FCSEMS). This stent, known as the Kaffes Stent, is short-length with an antimigration waist and is easily removable due to long retrieval wires deployed within the duodenu...

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Autores principales: Ben Warner, Phillip Harrison, Muhammad Farman, John Devlin, David Reffitt, Yasser El-Sherif, Shirin E. Khorsandi, Andreas Prachalias, Miriam Cortes Cerisuelo, Krish Menon, Wayel Jassem, Parthi Srinivasan, Hector Vilca-Melendez, Michael Heneghan, Nigel Heaton, Deepak Joshi
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMC 2020-10-01
Colección:BMC Gastroenterology
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Acceso en línea:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01479-6