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01-02-2021 | Urethral Stricture | Original Article

The use of a 532-nm laser fitted with a balloon and a cylindrical light diffuser to treat benign biliary stricture: a pilot study

Authors: Jin-Seok Park, Seok Jeong, Don Haeng Lee, Joon Mee Kim, Sung Min Kim, Hyun Wook Kang

Published in: Lasers in Medical Science | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Endoscopic management of benign biliary stricture (BBS) remains challenging. Stenting is currently used for BBS management, but refractory BBS remains problematic. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility of a dilation balloon-equipped cylindrical light diffuser for BBS in a large animal model. A total of seven mini-pigs were used in the current study. Laser settings were chosen based on the findings of a previous animal study. Five animals were used in a preliminary study to establish process conditions. BBSs were created in the common bile ducts of the other two animals by intraductal radiofrequency ablation (RFA) via endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). At 4 weeks post-RFA, laser ablation was performed using a customized balloon-equipped cylindrical diffuser at 10 W for 10 s while maintaining balloon inflation for 10 s at 5 atm. A follow-up ERC was performed at 4 weeks post-laser ablation and the animals were sacrificed for histologic evaluation. BBS was observed in all animals by ERC at 4 weeks post-RFA. The mean bile duct stricture diameter in the two animals as determined by ERC was 0.8 mm. Laser ablations were performed without technical difficulty and no adverse event was encountered. At 4 weeks post-laser ablation, mean biliary stricture diameter had dilated to 1.6 mm on cholangiographic finding. On histologic examination, inflammatory cell infiltration in lamina propria and dense collagen deposition were observed, but there was no evidence of bile duct perforation. The devised balloon-equipped cylindrical laser light diffuser appears to be safe and feasible for the treatment of BBS. However, further studies and modifications are required before it can be applied clinically as a monotherapy.

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Title: The use of a 532-nm laser fitted with a balloon and a cylindrical light diffuser to treat benign biliary stricture: a pilot study
Authors: Jin-Seok Park
Seok Jeong
Don Haeng Lee
Joon Mee Kim
Sung Min Kim
Hyun Wook Kang
Publication date: 01-02-2021
Publisher: Springer London
Keywords: Urethral Stricture
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography
Laser
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Electronic ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-02992-6

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