[Transpapillary bile duct endoprostheses in obstructive jaundice].
12 patients were treated with endoscopic transpapillary biliary endoprosthesis. The indication for biliary drainage was malignant obstructive jaundice in 10 and benign obstructive jaundice in 2 cases. The effectiveness of drainage is indicated by the disappearance of jaundice. The lifetime of the endoprosthesis was maximal 4 months and the survival of the tumor patients maximal 6 months. If the endoprosthesis is occluded replacement by a new one is necessary. Nonsurgical biliary drainage is an alternative method to palliative operation and should be preferred in general inoperability and in patients with irresectable tumors.
Liebe
S
S
Arendt
R
R
Jentzen
H
H
Weber
J
J
D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery*; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
Transpapilläre Gallenwegsendoprothesen bei Verschlussikterus.