Self-expandable metal stent placement combining double balloon endoscopy with a percutaneous approach in a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy

J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2009 Sep;18(3):375-7.

Abstract

The use of the double balloon endoscope for ERCP in patients with surgically altered anatomy has shown to be safe and feasible. This technique permits a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities. A case is presented of a 38-year old male, admitted with jaundice, 8 months after surgery for a malignant liver tumour with construction of a Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. A stenosis at the site of the biliodigestive anastomosis was diagnosed. Combining double balloon endoscopy with a percutaneous approach in a rendezvous procedure, it was possible to place a self-expandable biliary metal stent. This is the first report of a successful placement of a metallic stent using this technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / methods*
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
  • Endoscopy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Jejunostomy / methods*
  • Liver / surgery*
  • Male
  • Stents*