title: Cholecystostomy: an unusual approach to stenting of a distal common bile duct stricture.
abstract: Strictures, both benign and malignant, of the distal common bile duct (CBD) are reasonably common, and if stented are usually approached endoscopically via the duodenum, or transhepatically via an intrahepatic and then common hepatic duct. We describe a case of endoscopic stenting of a distal CBD stricture over a wire passed percutaneously through the gallbladder, cystic duct and into the duodenum. To our knowledge, this has not been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Leicester General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ramsay
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Townson
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wicks
mesh_terms: D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000379:methods*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D015607:Stents