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Sharp recanalization and rendezvous technique for biliary occlusions due to spacious bile leak after hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Hirata Hajime,
Kuwatani Masaki,
Abo Daisuke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of hepato‐biliary‐pancreatic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1868-6982
pISSN - 1868-6974
DOI - 10.1002/jhbp.1003
Subject(s) - rendezvous , medicine , hilum (anatomy) , bile leak , bile duct , hepatectomy , bile duct cancer , leak , common hepatic duct , general surgery , surgery , resection , engineering , environmental engineering , spacecraft , aerospace engineering
Highlight Hirata and colleagues report on a difficult case of biliary strictures and extensive bile leak near the hepatic hilum after hepatectomy for metastatic cancer. Treatment with sharp recanalization and the rendezvous technique was effective to establish bridging between the common bile duct and intrahepatic bile duct in this case.