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Disposable single-use choledochoscopy may facilitate recanalization of occlusive biliary anastomotic strictures
oleh: Nishant Patel, MD, MBA, Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FSIR, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, MD, MPH, DABR
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Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2018-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Biliary interventions are commonplace in interventional radiology. Occasionally, an anastomotic occlusion is encountered that cannot be traversed with fluoroscopy alone. Endoscopy is a tool that should be added to the interventional radiology armamentarium. Unfortunately, most departments do not have endoscopes regularly available for use by nonendoscopists. The disposable single-use flexible LithoVue scope has the potential to provide many applications for interventional radiologists. It is relatively low cost and is easy to use with a simple setup for novice endoscopists.