Percutaneous treatment of Wirsung's duct stenosis secondary to chronic pancreatitis: balloon dilatation and insertion of a plastic stent.
Chronic pancreatitis is one of the indications for pancreatic duct stenting. The success rate of endoscopic stenting of the pancreatic duct is very high (98%). Reports of percutaneous stenting of the Wirsung's duct are very sparse. We present a case with Wirsung's duct stenosis secondary to chronic pancreatitis, which was treated by percutaneous antegrade balloon dilatation and insertion of a plastic stent. We also report on the long-term follow-up of this patient.
Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Okan
O
Akhan
Mert
M
Köroğlu
Mustafa N
MN
Ozmen
Devrim
D
Akinci
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome