Abstract
Liver transplantation (LT) is a viable treatment for fatal end-stage liver disease. Anastomotic bile leakage and anastomotic stricture are considered as major post-LT complications. Stent insertion by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage is the conventional treatment for post-LT anastomotic biliary stricture. In cases in which these conventional modalities fail, magnet compression anastomosis (MCA) can be applied. We reported a case in which post-LT bile leakage and anastomotic stricture were treated by MCA and using a fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS). The FCSEMS was removed 3 months later, at which time the stricture and the leakage had resolved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 31-33 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020, Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging