Use of an esophageal stent for successful treatment of significant choledocholithiasis to facilitate direct cholangioscopy

Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Oct;84(4):730. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.04.007. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

Authors

Amit Desai¹, Nikhil A Kumta¹, Porfirio J Reinoso Jr¹, Amy Tyberg¹, Michel Kahaleh¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 27102830
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2016.04.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Biliary Tract / diagnostic imaging*
Blood Loss, Surgical
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / adverse effects
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / methods*
Choledocholithiasis / surgery*
Female
Hemostasis, Endoscopic / instrumentation
Humans
Self Expandable Metallic Stents*