Use of an alternative guidewire system in endoscopic placement of biliary endoprosthesis.
A new guidewire with increased flexibility, torque control and a new smooth outer coating has been designed for use in interventional vascular radiology. The successful use of an adaptation of it in endoscopic management of malignant biliary strictures is reported.
Gastroenterology Department, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants