A unique type of fully covered metal stent for the management of post liver transplant biliary anastomotic strictures

A unique type of fully covered metal stent for the management of post liver transplant biliary anastomotic strictures

Abstract Background We report our experience of treating anastomotic strictures using a novel type of fully covered metal stent (FCSEMS). This stent, known as the Kaffes Stent, is short-length with an antimigration waist and is easily removable due to long retrieval wires deployed within the duodenu...

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Main Authors: Ben Warner, Phillip Harrison, Muhammad Farman, John Devlin, David Reffitt, Yasser El-Sherif, Shirin E. Khorsandi, Andreas Prachalias, Miriam Cortes Cerisuelo, Krish Menon, Wayel Jassem, Parthi Srinivasan, Hector Vilca-Melendez, Michael Heneghan, Nigel Heaton, Deepak Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
ERCP
Anastomotic strictures
FCSEMS
Biliary
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01479-6

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