Long term treatment of biliary stricture due to chronic pancreatitis with a metallic stent.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The exact role of endoprostheses in the management of chronic pancreatitis-associated biliary strictures has not yet been clearly established. We report an unusual case of a patient with this condition who was treated for an unexpectedly long term with a self-expanding metallic endoprosthesis. There has only been one previous report of the use of metallic stents in this situation. It appears that metallic endoprostheses may have a role to play in the management of selected patients who have chronic pancreatitis-associated bile duct stricture.
Medical subject headings
- Cholestasis, Extrahepatic
- Common Bile Duct Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Stents