Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stent placement in the presence of uncovered biliary metal stents using a through-the-mesh technique

Kazunari Nakahara; Yosuke Michikawa; Ryo Morita; Keigo Suetani; Fumio Itoh

doi:10.1016/j.vgie.2020.03.013

Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stent placement in the presence of uncovered biliary metal stents using a through-the-mesh technique

VideoGIE. 2020 May 15;5(7):296-299. doi: 10.1016/j.vgie.2020.03.013. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

Kazunari Nakahara¹, Yosuke Michikawa¹, Ryo Morita¹, Keigo Suetani¹, Fumio Itoh¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: AC, acute cholecystitis; ETGBD, endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage; OCD, orifice of the cystic duct; PTGBD, percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage; SEMS, self-expandable metal stent.