Endoscopic balloon dilatation for benign hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic stricture using short double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with a prior Whipple’s procedure: a retrospective study

Endoscopic balloon dilatation for benign hepaticojejunostomy anastomotic stricture using short double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with a prior Whipple’s procedure: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography using a short double-balloon endoscope (DB-ERC) is a promising minimally-invasive method for accessing hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) anastomosis in patients with surgically altered anatomy. We aimed to evaluate the immediate and long-term outcomes...

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Main Authors: Sho Mizukawa, Koichiro Tsutsumi, Hironari Kato, Shinichiro Muro, Yutaka Akimoto, Daisuke Uchida, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Takeshi Tomoda, Shigeru Horiguchi, Hiroyuki Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Choledochojejunostomy
Balloon dilatation
Double-balloon enteroscopy
Pancreatoduodenectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-018-0742-x

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