Abstract
We report the case of a liver transplant patient who developed a biliary stricture 3 years postoperatively which was treated with an endostent. During endoscopic removal, the stent fractured and a portion of it lodged itself within the intrahepatic portion of a portal vein branch. The endostent fragment was retrieved percutaneously using interventional radiology techniques. Risk factors for endostent fracture and migration as well as various percutaneous retrieval methods are reviewed in this article.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 152-154 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cardiovascular and interventional radiology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biliary
- Endostent
- Liver transplant
- Migration
- Portal vein
- Stricture
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine