Open AccessMalfunctioning Plastic Biliary Endoprosthesis: Percutaneous Transhepatic Balloon Pulling Technique
Author(s) -
Umberto Rossi,
Paolo Rigamonti,
Maurizio Cariati
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
case reports in radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6862
pISSN - 2090-6870
DOI - 10.1155/2013/596480
Subject(s) - percutaneous , medicine , balloon , radiology , balloon dilatation , surgery , general surgery
Percutaneous transhepatic removal techniques for malfunctioning plastic biliary endoprosthesis are considered safe and efficient second-line strategies, when endoscopic procedures are not feasible. We describe the percutaneous transhepatic balloon pulling technique in a patient with an unresectable malignant hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
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