Percutaneous endoscopic retrieval and replacement of a knitted (Ultraflex) biliary stent.
A knitted (Ultraflex) biliary stent became obstructed after 5 months causing recurrent jaundice in a 92-year-old man with pancreatic cancer. The obstructed stent was successfully removed percutaneously by retrieval forceps under guidance by an 8.4 Fr fiberoptic biliary endoscope. A new stent was placed. No complications were encountered.
Sawada
S
S
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-01, Japan.
Kobayashi
M
M
Tanigawa
N
N
Okuda
Y
Y
Mishima
K
K
Ohmura
N
N
Kobayashi
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents