Volume 30, Issue 12 pp. e78-e80
HOW I DO IT

Two salvage techniques using a large dilation balloon: Endoscopic recovery of a migrated biliary metal stent and endoscope passage through a difficult duodenal stricture in combination with a duodenal stent

Takao Nishikawa

Corresponding Author

Takao Nishikawa

Department of Gastroenterology, Matsudo City General Hospital, Matsudo, Chiba, Japan

Correspondence

Takao Nishikawa, Department of Gastroenterology, Matsudo City General Hospital, 993-1 Sendabori, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2296, Japan.

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Dan Takeuchi

Dan Takeuchi

Department of Surgery, Matsudo City General Hospital, Matsudo, Chiba, Japan

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Osamu Yokosuka

Osamu Yokosuka

Department of Gastroenterology, Matsudo City General Hospital, Matsudo, Chiba, Japan

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First published: 06 October 2023

Graphical Abstract

There have been several reports of endoscopic removal of biliary metal stents using forceps or stent-in-stent techniques. Nishikawa and colleagues describe the endoscopic recovery of a proximally migrated biliary metal stent using a large dilation balloon and endoscope passage through a difficult duodenal stricture in combination with a duodenal stent.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

All authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.

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