title: [Endoscopic prosthesis of the bile ducts].
abstract: During the period 30/5/84-30/7/90, 70 endoscopic prosthesis were settled in 47 patients; 18 men and 28 women; age average 73.17 and ranging 33 to 70. The distribution in ethnic groups showed a top between 70 to 79. The main causes for the implantation were bile ducts cancer, ampullary carcinoma and biliary stones; which were not likely to endoscopic gallstone extraction all of them in 13 opportunities (18.57). The more widely diameter used were 7 and 10 French and the more used was the straight line. Two prosthesis were way implanted without previous sphincterotomy and 1 in Billroth II. The early complications were present in 4 cases (5.7) and all of them led to death independently of the treatment used. The most frequent complication was cholangitis (37.14) most of which were treated by endoscopy, only 2 of them were chirurgical, there was no mortality. The evolution is being analyzed so far.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología del H.I.G.A. Gral, San Martín, La Plata, Argentina.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Landoni
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chopita
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jmelnitzky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000601:surgery*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Prótesis endóscopicas de las vías biliares.