title: Percutaneous endoscopic retrieval and replacement of a knitted (Ultraflex) biliary stent.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-01, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mishima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: 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