Extrahepatic anterograde covered self-expandable metallic stent placement across malignant biliary obstruction passed by endoscopic ultrasound guidance access: a challenging technique

Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 2012 Sep;42(3):224-9.

Abstract

The authors report the case of a female patient submitted to endoscopic cholangiography intending to drain the biliary tree due to jaundice. The patient had gastrointestinal deviation due to an advanced gastric cancer that evolved with a distal extrahepatic mass. Abdominal CT scan demonstrated a distal mass, extrahepatic biliary dilation and a normal intra-hepatic tree. In this condition and after a multidisciplinary discussion, an endoscopic ultrasound guided extrahepatic access with the deployment of a partially covered self-expandable metallic stent was performed. The patient normalized her bilirubin levels after a successful procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / complications
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Drainage / instrumentation
  • Endosonography / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / etiology
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / therapy*
  • Medical Illustration
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods