title: Successful treatment of common bile duct stricture after laparoscopic cholecystectomy by percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilatation.
abstract: A biliary stricture is one of the most serious complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and usually requires a laparotomy. A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with common bile duct stricture after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilatation was an effective and less invasive treatment for common bile duct stricture following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, NTT West Osaka Hospital, Japan. yano-h@mhc.west.ntt.co.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yasue
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Takushi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monden
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged