Percutaneous introduction of a snare for removal of migrated biliary stents.
This report describes two cases in which proximally migrated Amsterdam-type biliary stents were extracted using transhepatic snare introduction into the bile ducts. In one case, the migrated stent was removed transhepatically via a percutaneous approach, and in the other a combination transhepatic-endoscopic extraction was successful. No complications were encountered. Percutaneous introduction of snare via transhepatic route offers a good alternative to surgery for removal of migrated biliary stents.
Tarhan
N Cagla
NC
Department of Radiology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 10. sok No: 45 06490 Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey. caglat@baskent-ank.edu.tr
Tutar
Nihal Uslu
NU
Boyvat
Fatih
F
Aytekin
Cuneyt
C
Gursoy
Murat
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents