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sefulness of Non-flared Intraductal Fully Covered Metallic Stent for Refractory Biliary Strictures after Living Donor Liver Transplantatio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Benign biliary stricture after liver transplantation
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000021261
Lead Sponsor
SoonChunHyang University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

Technical and clinical success rates of intraductal placement with FCSEMS were 100% (32/32) and 81.2% (26/32), respectively. Intended stent removal was successful in 27 (100%) patients (median, 101 days; range, 23-118 days).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1. Documented malignant bile duct stricture 2. Multiple strictures of the bile duct 3. Surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy 4. Bleeding tendency or any contraindications for ERCP

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Stricture resolution: significant increase the diameter of stricture site and complete runoff of contrast after stent removal
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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