Bridge-to-surgery gallbladder drainage with a lumen-apposing metal stent in malignant distal biliary obstruction: a choice tailored for the surgeon

Endoscopy. 2019 Jan;51(1):94-95. doi: 10.1055/a-0754-1847. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

Authors

Dario Ligresti¹, Ilaria Tarantino¹, Michele Amata¹, Fabio Cipolletta¹, Salvatore Gruttadauria², Davide Cintorino², Mario Traina¹

Affiliations

¹ Endoscopy Service, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione (IRCCS-ISMETT), Palermo, Italy.
² Abdominal Surgery and Organ Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Diseases and Abdominal Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT, Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 30406632
DOI: 10.1055/a-0754-1847

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Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma* / complications
Adenocarcinoma* / pathology
Aged
Biliary Tract Neoplasms* / complications
Biliary Tract Neoplasms* / pathology
Cholestasis / diagnosis
Cholestasis / etiology
Cholestasis / surgery*
Drainage / methods*
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / methods
Female
Gallbladder* / diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder* / surgery
Humans
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Pancreaticoduodenectomy / methods
Preoperative Care / methods*
Treatment Outcome