title: Transhepatic removal of obstructed Carey-Coons biliary endoprosthesis.
abstract: A criticism of the use of an endoprosthesis for relief of biliary obstruction has been the difficulty of removing or exchanging the endoprosthesis if it becomes obstructed. We present a simple method of removal that has been successful in four of five patients who presented with an obstructed endoprosthesis 3-7 months after placement.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000601:surgery; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002758:Cholangiography; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D008722:Methods; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation