Percutaneous placement of a biliary plastic stent

Abstract

Endoscopic biliary plastic stent placement is a well-established technique for unresectable and recurrent biliary obstructive disease and provides significant improvement in the quality of life. We describe a new technique of percutaneous placement of biliary plastic stent that has not been previously mentioned in the literature.

Keywords

Biliary - drainage - plastic stent

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