Transpapillary positioning of a large 3.2 mm biliary endoprosthesis.
An endoscopic method for positioning a large-caliber (3.2 mm) biliary endoprosthesis is described. In 3 patients with malignant jaundice the endoprosthesis provided definitive relief of jaundice until death 4 1/2, 15 and 17 weeks respectively after the introduction of the prosthesis.
D000368:Aged; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000601:surgery*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants