A duodenal stricture complicates biliary stent placement in 10–20% of patients with distal biliary obstruction due to pancreatic cancer. When both strictures are considered, a biliary stent can ...

Table 2. Summary of commercially available self-expanding metal stents, comparison of features and physical characteristics. Malignant biliary strictures are effectively managed using the ...

The pancreas and biliary tract are important components of the digestive system, functioning to produce enzymatic secretions that aid in the breakdown of food molecules, particularly fats ...

Through the endoscope, the physician can see the inside of the stomach and duodenum and inject dyes into the ducts in the biliary tree and pancreas ... into the bile duct or pancreatic duct to ...

This procedure combines use of endoscopy and fluoroscopy to diagnose and treat certain problems of the biliary or pancreatic ductal systems. He was told to get the stent removed later, but likely ...

The instruments play a key role in diagnosing and treating conditions such as gallstones, pancreatitis ... and placement of expandable metal biliary stents. Studies show that, even with the ...