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01-02-2007 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Inadvertent Fracture of a Plastic Biliary Stent During a Combined Percutaneous–Endoscopic Procedure: A Word of Caution Regarding Self-Locking Pigtail Biliary Catheters

Authors: Jean-Marc Dumonceau, Michel Kahaleh, Sylvain Terraz

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 1/2007

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Common bile duct (CBD) stricture is a rare complication of severe necrotizing pancreatitis, and may be a therapeutic challenge since patients with this disease are often very debilitated [1‐3]. Due to the inflammation induced by pancreatitis, conventional stent placement during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can be quite difficult [4, 5]. We report on the fracture of a plastic biliary stent which occurred during a rendezvous (combined percutaneous-endoscopic) procedure, and was related to the self-locking mechanism of a percutaneous pigtail biliary catheter. We also suggest approaches to prevent this complication. …

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Title: Inadvertent Fracture of a Plastic Biliary Stent During a Combined Percutaneous–Endoscopic Procedure: A Word of Caution Regarding Self-Locking Pigtail Biliary Catheters
Authors: Jean-Marc Dumonceau
Michel Kahaleh
Sylvain Terraz
Publication date: 01-02-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-006-0009-8

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