Effective modified pancreatic stent placement for repeated acute obstructive suppurative pancreatic ductitis

Post written by Koichi Soga, MD, PhD, from the Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, and the Department of Gastroenterology, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, Shiga, Japan. Endoscopic transpapillary biliary stents (EBSs) are offered in a variety of types, including endoscopic plastic and metal stents, with a variety of techniques for placement. As …

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Successful removal of deeply migrated pancreatic stent

Dr. Mohit Girotra, MD, FACP, and Dr. Benjamin Tharian, MD, MRCP, FRACP, from the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas present this video case. A 73-year-old woman with failed prior ERCP for choledocholithiasis underwent successful endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with extraction of a …

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