Removal of a large stone growing around and encasing a plastic biliary stent. Respect the ductal axis

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-321

  Dokas, S ^a   Kalampakas, A ^a   Delivorias, P ^a   Sion, M ^b   Tsitouridis, I ^a  

^a PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cholangitis; Common bile duct stone; Common bile duct stone formation; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; ERCP; Plastic biliary stent

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STENT; BILIARY COLIC; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

AGED; BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MALE; PLASTICS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; STENTS;

EID: 62049083369     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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