Outcomes of Multiple Plastic Stent Placement for Postcholecystectomy Benign Biliary Stricture

Data support the safety and efficacy of this therapeutic approach, but newer options may render it obsolete.

Although cholecystectomy is commonly performed and widely recognized as safe and effective, a small portion of patients develop a postcholecystectomy biliary stricture (PCBS) that warrants treatment. PCBS is typically treated by placing stents via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In a recent study, investigators assessed long-term outcomes of PCBS treatment with placement of multiple side-by-side plastic biliary stents.

The retrospective study comprised 154 patients who received treatment during a 21-year period. Minimum patient follow-up was 7 years (mean, 11 years). Most patients were treated via ERCP alone; seven required combined endoscopic and percutaneous therapy. A mean number of four side-by-side plastic stents …

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Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

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Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

Outcomes of Multiple Plastic Stent Placement for Postcholecystectomy Benign Biliary Stricture

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